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title: "Provision of a Digital Test Envionment"
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# Provision of a Digital Test Envionment

Buyer: FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90eb788e-a133-4656-9210-3c757f777836

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is currently undertaking a tender process for the provision of a Digital Testing Environment (DTE). This initiative, aiming to enhance the FCA's capabilities as an agile and innovative regulator, involves inviting suppliers to submit proposals for the development and licensing of the DTE. The procurement falls under the industry category of Information Systems and has an approximate budget of £1,000,000. The tender is open for submissions until 27 June 2022, with the contract set to commence on 17 November 2022 and run for three years until 16 November 2025. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, allowing any qualified supplier to participate.

This tender presents an opportunity for technology firms, particularly those specialising in software development and data analytics, to engage with a prominent regulatory body. Companies that focus on developing secure and innovative digital solutions will find this tender especially relevant. Additionally, entities capable of facilitating experimentation and proof of concept projects could significantly benefit from this contract, given the FCA's objective to support early-stage ideation and innovation within a secure environment.

## Notice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking a single supplier to Contract for the next iteration of its Digital Testing Environment (DTE). To assist the FCA in achieving its goal of being an agile, innovative, confident, and data-driven regulator we are inviting vendors to tender on the build and licencing of the Digital Testing Environment (DTE). The DTE will aim to facilitate firms at early-stage ideation with access to data, within a secure environment that facilitated experimentation and scaling for proof of concepts. This will become form a part of FCAs external and potentially internal innovation services. Full details available in the Tender Documents available via the link provided in this Notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94421140-4b03-4100-8ca5-12f6b1fc7610 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Nov 2022 - 16 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| 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 | LONDON |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48810000 - Information systems

## Release History

- 27 May 2022 at 12:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94421140-4b03-4100-8ca5-12f6b1fc7610

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94421140-4b03-4100-8ca5-12f6b1fc7610
  27th May 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Information-systems./P8974833N4
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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