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Award

26 Oct 2023 at 16:05

TenderUpdate

27 Apr 2023 at 19:05

Tender

26 Apr 2023 at 14:04

TenderUpdate

14 Dec 2022 at 14:05

Planning

05 Dec 2022 at 19:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority has awarded a Digital Services Framework Agreement valued at £562,500,000 excluding VAT. This 4-year multi-supplier framework agreement involves services for Application Development, Maintenance, and Modern Application Development to drive operational processes improvement, delivered by 62 partners. The Agreement aims to enhance service stability, efficiency, and support the FCA in its digital transformation journey. The award was made to multiple suppliers, creating opportunities for businesses in the IT services sector, with key emphasis on quality, social value, and cost criteria.

The Digital Services Framework Agreement presents lucrative opportunities for SMEs and large enterprises in the IT services industry. The contracting authority is The Financial Conduct Authority based in London, UK. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, has now been successfully completed, resulting in an active status for the framework agreement. The Agreement is expected to foster innovation through an Innovation Forum for appointed suppliers. The upcoming activities include further competition among suppliers following the commencement of the Framework in September 2023, highlighting a dynamic and growth-oriented procurement environment.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Digital Services Framework Agreement

Notice Description

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has procured a 4-year multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services for Application Development, Application Maintenance and Modern Application Development including transformation services to improve operational processes, procedures and delivery methodologies. The Framework Agreement was awarded to 62 partners who will support continued delivery of the technology change portfolio, maintain or improve the stability and performance of services, while helping the FCA in its ongoing DevOps, agile and transformation journey.

Lot Information

Application Development

Application Development Services are expected to cover the end-to-end lifecycle of iteratively designing, building, testing and deploying changes to existing applications, as well as the development and introduction of new applications. Application Development must prioritise delivery of business outcomes with the most value. Additionally, there should be a focus on continuous improvement in the delivery of change e.g. improvements to technologies, architecture, tooling and ways of working to support an appropriate scale and frequency of iterative changes for specific applications, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the business. The Service must work closely with Application Maintenance teams to regularly assess the operability of applications (explicitly designing for the operator experience) and validate Service readiness. Additional information: Services are intended to be delivered on sites in London and Leeds or off site in the UK. The FCA will allow certain specific services and outcomes to be delivered offshore and near shore.

Application Maintenance

Application Maintenance Services are expected to cover the operational activity to ensure the stability and performance of applications. This includes relevant ITIL based processes e.g. availability management, capacity management, service continuity, license optimisation, incident and problem resolution (including out of hours support for high priority incidents), etc. The Service must work closely with Application Development teams to regularly assess the operability of applications (explicitly designing for reliability and the operator experience) and validate service readiness. Where appropriate, the Service should automate regular activities and strive for continual service transition. Additional information: Services are intended to be delivered on sites in London and Leeds or off site in the UK. The FCA will allow certain specific services and outcomes to be delivered offshore and near shore.

Modern Application Development

The FCA is looking for DevOps Partners to build, maintain and operate applications within the FCA eco system, with Suppliers providing end to end 'DevOps' Services for specific platforms and products. The FCA is also looking for Partners to help build DevOps capability internally, providing Services to embed Modern Application Development technologies, practices and ways of working within the FCA. Additional information: Services are intended to be delivered on sites in London and Leeds or off site in the UK. The FCA will allow certain specific services and outcomes to be delivered offshore and near shore.

Lot 1

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has procured a 4-year multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services for Application Development, Application Maintenance and Modern Application Development including transformation services to improve operational processes, procedures and delivery methodologies. The Framework Agreement was awarded to 62 partners who will support continued delivery of the technology change portfolio, maintain or improve the stability and performance of services, while helping the FCA in its ongoing DevOps, agile and transformation journey.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038ad6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031669-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

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

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

72222300 - Information technology services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

72230000 - Custom software development services

72250000 - System and support services

72254000 - Software testing

72254100 - Systems testing services

72262000 - Software development services

72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

72300000 - Data services

72315000 - Data network management and support services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£562,500,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£562,500,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£562,500,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
5 Dec 2022Expired
Award Date
1 Aug 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Financial Conduct Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
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
62
Supplier Names

ACCOLITE LABS EUROPE LIMITED

AGILE SOLUTIONS (GB) LTD

AIIMI LIMITED

AIRWALK CONSULTING REPLY LTD

AKER SYSTEMS LIMITED

ANDIGITAL LIMITED

ANSWER DIGITAL LIMITED

APPRILIS LTD

APPVIA LTD

ATOS HOLDING UK 1 LIMITED

AXIOLOGIK LIMITED

BBD SOFTWARE LTD

BJSS LIMITED

BROADLIGHT GLOBAL LTD

BROADSTONES SOLUTIONS LTD

BURENDO LTD

CAPGEMINI UK PLC

CLOUDTHING LIMITED (trading as Kerv Digital)

COFORGE U.K. LTD

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED

CORECOM QUALITY ENGINEERING LIMITED

CREDERA LIMITED

D-FINE LIMITED

DELOITTE LLP

DIGITAL WORKS CONSULTING LTD

EPAM SYSTEMS LTD

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

FIMATIX UK LTD

FINREGE LIMITED

FUJITSU SERVICES LIMITED

GREEN PARK INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LTD

HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED

HODFORDS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

INFOSYS LIMITED

ITC INFOTECH LIMITED

JUMAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED

KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED

KIN AND CARTA UK LTD

LTIMINDTREE UK LIMITED

MADE TECH LTD

MASTEK (UK) LIMITED

MLABS DIGITAL LTD

NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

NEWREDO LTD

PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

QUALITEST GROUP UK LTD

QUAYLOGIC LTD

ROWE IT LIMITED

SALESFORCE UK LIMITED

SHIFT LEFT GROUP LIMITED

SOPRA STERIA LIMITED

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

TECH CITY LABS LTD

TECKNUOVO LTD

TRANSFORM UK CONSULTING LTD

UNISYS LIMITED

VALTECH LIMITED

VE3 LTD

VERYLOCALS LTD

ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED

ZOOCHA LIMITED

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