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Data Scientist

Financial Conduct Authority

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14 Sep 2026 at 13:17

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority bought data scientist services to support its work in the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as business and management consultancy services, so it is relevant to firms providing data science capability within a consultancy or professional services model. The procurement concerns a single data scientist requirement rather than a broad programme of separate service lines. The selected supplier, Alba Partners, is a large London-based business. The work is intended for delivery in the United Kingdom and sits within the FCA’s central-government public authority responsibilities. Businesses with a focus on applied data science, analytical consulting and related business or management consultancy work would find the subject matter relevant, particularly where they can provide an individual specialist or a consultancy-led data scientist service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The FCA used a selective, competitive below-threshold award under a framework agreement, with one completed lot. Alba Partners was awarded the contract on 7 September 2026. The award value is £131,500 excluding VAT and £157,800 including VAT. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for a further six months until 31 August 2027; the extension value is included in the published contract value. The award is active, and a future contract signature was scheduled for 14 September 2026. Evaluation took place through the competitive framework route rather than an open tender.

This award is useful market evidence for data science and consultancy businesses tracking FCA demand. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to deliver data scientist services in a regulated public-sector setting and present those services through an eligible framework route, since this procurement used a competitive framework award. Firms combining practical data science with business and management consultancy are better aligned than suppliers offering only general IT support or unrelated advisory work. The successful supplier was recorded as a large business, indicating that the buyer accepted a provider with the organisational scale to support the requirement. Businesses should therefore be able to demonstrate a dependable specialist service, clear consultancy capability and the capacity to meet the FCA’s professional delivery expectations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Data Scientist

Notice Description

Provision of Data Scientist services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f91e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086860-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£131,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Financial Conduct Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
1
Supplier Name

Alba Partners Limited

Further Information

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