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title: "Market Intelligence and Document Search Platform"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED"
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# Market Intelligence and Document Search Platform

Buyer: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-79d38db0-bfb1-41e0-a378-c0ec0bd4be50

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## Summary

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has completed a procurement process for the provision of a "Market Intelligence and Document Search Platform" by awarding the contract to AlphaSense Inc. This procurement falls under the "Software package and information systems" and "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support" industry categories. The contract period will commence on 1st December 2024 and will conclude on 30th November 2026. The procurement was conducted via an open procedure method below the threshold, and the end date for the tender period was 19th September 2024. The buying organisation is based at 125 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5AS, England.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in providing comprehensive market intelligence platforms, including SMEs. The requirements include access to various types of documents and news, such as company filings, business news, and regulatory updates, which are essential for the FRC's Market Intelligence and Insights team. Businesses equipped to handle extensive and diverse data aggregations from both national and global sources will find this contract particularly well-suited to their capabilities. The open procurement method allows for competitive participation, providing a level playing field for both established players and emerging firms in the IT and software services sector.

## Notice

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE The purpose of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them. The FRC's Market Intelligence and Insights (MII) team provides the FRC with understanding of the markets it oversees, the impact of its policies, horizon scanning and evidence-based insight to support and drive policy development. To fulfil these activities the MII team requires, on an ongoing basis, access to a reliable market intelligence and document search platform that provides access to national and global news, research reports, earnings calls, financial filings and regulatory updates and filings, that are aggregated and indexed, for all FRC in-scope markets. Our requirement is therefore a subscription with a platform provider (with the breadth and depth of the data we require) that can provide the following content within the required data categories. Our Requirement * The below document filings: o Company documents Companies House filings ESG documents event transcripts major filings press releases o News Business news Market news General news RSS feeds Trade publications o Regulatory filings THIS TENDER HAS BEEN AWARDED. Additional information: THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. Notes:- * Download and review the documents; * Observe the timelines and tender process * Register your interest in this opportunity by email to procurement@frc.org.uk * You will need to register your interest in this opportunity to receive the Q&A responses.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5910e649-f719-4f5b-863a-f504c4e17cf8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £163,800 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2Y 5AS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Bassishaw |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALPHASENSE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2024 at 14:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5910e649-f719-4f5b-863a-f504c4e17cf8
- 30 Aug 2024 at 10:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db4b3f9a-037d-41e8-9196-459b294f057a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5910e649-f719-4f5b-863a-f504c4e17cf8
  31st October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db4b3f9a-037d-41e8-9196-459b294f057a
  30th August 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/120dbde7-a8ea-4a0f-8bc0-c6cffab606b2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/782b9797-1fe3-424f-98da-5669a77a5ff9

## Notice URLs

- https://www.frc.org.uk/

## Provenance

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