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title: "Specialist Economist Advice for Open Banking and Open Finance"
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# Specialist Economist Advice for Open Banking and Open Finance

Buyer: FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7073fc54-5d08-49f1-aeb4-751e77859b45

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is inviting tenders for Specialist Economist Advice for Open Banking and Open Finance, classified under the industry category of Economic Research Services (CPV 79311400). The project, located in London, United Kingdom, requires a consultancy to deliver two key workstreams: the first focusing on refining FCA's Open Banking strategies and the second on exploring the future of Open Finance. Interested businesses must submit their tenders by 13th January 2025, with the contract scheduled to start on 20th February 2025 and conclude on 20th June 2025. The total contract value is £250,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in economic research, consumer research, and tech-focused research within the financial sector. Companies with robust analytical capabilities and experience in Open Banking or Open Finance will find this contract particularly suited to their services. This contract can provide substantial business growth by enabling firms to work closely with the FCA, thereby gaining valuable insights and establishing a reputable partnership with a leading regulatory authority.

## Notice

We require consultancy support to deliver two work packages or workstreams focused on Open Banking and Open Finance The first workstream will focus on Open Banking to help improve our evidence base to drive our refined strategy, operational improvements and provide future entity analysis. The second workstream will be to support discovery work for the future of Open Finance, building on previous FCA work, including consumer research, economic and tech-focused research. This will help us in identifying key working blocks, further areas of research needed, a possible roadmap and future delivery plans.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/860674f2-5f87-4adf-84a7-bc85ab756014 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Feb 2025 - 20 Jun 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY |
| Locality | STRATFORD |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment

## Release History

- 12 Dec 2024 at 17:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/860674f2-5f87-4adf-84a7-bc85ab756014

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/860674f2-5f87-4adf-84a7-bc85ab756014
  12th December 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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