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Application Maintenance and Support Services

FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY

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16 May 2022 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has completed a procurement process for Application Maintenance and Support Services, covering essential IT services necessary to ensure software systems operate efficiently. The tender was conducted using an open procedure under the legal basis identified by CELEX reference 32014L0024. This process concluded with the active award to Sopra Steria Limited, valued at £7,142,277.55, following a bid submission window that is no longer active. The contract primarily pertains to the software development and IT support services category, with the geographical delivery location specified as the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, especially for businesses specialising in IT services such as application maintenance, technical support, and software development. Companies engaged in delivering bespoke software solutions, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products, and Software as a Service (SaaS) could particularly benefit from this procurement process. The emphasis on quality and cost in the award criteria indicates that competitive, high-quality service providers will be well-positioned to enter similar tenders in the future.

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Notice Title

Application Maintenance and Support Services

Notice Description

The FCA uses third party partners to provide Application Maintenance and Support Services of systems. This includes services required to keep a software system (application) operational and functional and includes support and maintenance of bespoke code and COTS (commercial off the shelf) and SaaS (Software as a Service) products, providing incident and problem management services to resolve software problems, supporting batch and housekeeping tasks as well as Service Management Services such as IT Service Continuity, Availability and Capacity Management, Release Management and Software and Configuration Management.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The FCA has tendered for Application Maintenance and Support Services of systems. The services required includes keeping a software system (application) operational and functional and includes support and maintenance of bespoke code and COTS (commercial off the shelf) and SaaS (Software as a Service) products, providing incident and problem management services to resolve software problems, supporting batch and housekeeping tasks as well as Service Management Services such as IT Service Continuity, Availability and Capacity Management, Release Management and Software and Configuration Management.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0337e7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012617-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

72222300 - Information technology services

72223000 - Information technology requirements review services

72611000 - Technical computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,142,277 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
isprocurement@fca.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2070666702

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOPRA STERIA

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