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title: "Open Banking"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Science, Innovation & Technology"
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# Open Banking

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e2b5af41-5dbf-49b9-8cfa-9c624308cdec

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## Summary

The procurement covered open banking services for GOV.UK One Login, supporting identity verification, identity validation and fraud risk assessment. It was bought by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) as a digital and financial services requirement. Delivery was intended to support users and transactions across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The work falls within financial and insurance services, with a focus on using open banking capability to help establish identity and assess fraud risk within a government digital service. It was classified as a services requirement and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. DSIT ran a further competition as a call-off from the Crown Commercial Service Open Banking dynamic purchasing system RM6301, using a selective procurement route. The submission deadline was 27 May 2025 at 12:00 BST. Ecospend Technologies Limited was awarded the contract on 25 August 2026 for GBP 4,700,000. The contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 28 February 2029. The award was active when recorded. The requirement was evaluated through the further-competition process under the dynamic purchasing system; the published information identifies the selected supplier and award value but does not set out separate evaluation weightings.

This award demonstrates demand from DSIT for a mature open banking capability that can support government-grade identity verification, identity validation and fraud risk assessment within GOV.UK One Login. Suppliers considering comparable future work would need to provide reliable financial-data connectivity, dependable identity-related services and effective fraud-risk assessment, while operating across the United Kingdom and a broad international user base. Credibility would also depend on showing that these services can integrate into a high-profile public digital platform and perform consistently at substantial scale. The procurement route is significant: capability that meets the Crown Commercial Service Open Banking dynamic purchasing system requirements, and the ability to compete through its call-off process, would be relevant to suppliers targeting this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a further competition under the Crown Commercial Services Open Banking DPS RM6301 GDS has procured Open Banking services to support identity verification, identity validation and fraud risk assessment for GOV.UK One Login.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7d36d89-8d8f-4ce3-bea0-8b960e01270e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,700,000 |
| 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 | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ecospend Technologies Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 15:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7d36d89-8d8f-4ce3-bea0-8b960e01270e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7d36d89-8d8f-4ce3-bea0-8b960e01270e
  22nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/599259f0-b018-4d12-99de-6d3a23c5421c
  n/a

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