Notice Information
Notice Title
EME - RFI - Electric Vehicle Scheme - Employee Benefits
Notice Description
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is undertaking pre-market engagement to inform the development of a potential future procurement for an Electric Vehicle (EV) benefit scheme for employees. This notice invites suppliers with experience in the provision and operation of EV benefit schemes, including associated digital platforms, administration services, and any value-added offerings, to participate in a Request for Information (RFI). Due to this early engagement, FOS are unable to estimte the value of the future contract. The engagement is intended to gather insight on market capability, delivery models, and commercial approaches to support consideration of a future requirement. It does not constitute a procurement or invitation to tender, does not involve supplier selection or assessment, and does not create any obligation on FOS to commence a procurement or award a contract.
Planning Information
Interested suppliers are invited to complete a Market Engagement Questionnaire based on the accompanying brief and submit responses by 15h00 on 15th May 2026. Where helpful, FOS may invite some suppliers to take part in clarification discussions relating to their questionnaire responses. If required, these sessions are expected to take place w/c 25th May 2026 via Microsoft Teams. The questionaire and accommpanying brief can be accessed via our eSourcing tool Jaggaer here: https://procurement.financial-ombudsman.org.uk. Registration is required on the portal in order to access the prospectus and questionaire.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068bf1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038180-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
34144900 - Electric vehicles
66114000 - Financial leasing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jul 20263 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FINANCIAL OMBUDSMAN SERVICE LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 9SR
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038180-2026
27th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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