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title: "Senior Consultant - Financial Services Policy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f3ba"
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published: "2026-09-07"
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# Senior Consultant - Financial Services Policy

Buyer: Financial Conduct Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f3ba

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority bought senior consultancy services focused on financial services policy. The requirement is for a senior consultant to provide specialist policy advice and support, classified as financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000). The buying organisation is the Financial Conduct Authority, a UK public authority based in London. Delivery is stated for the United Kingdom. The procurement comprised one lot and covered a single service requirement. The selected supplier was CEPA, a large consultancy headquartered in London. This is therefore relevant to consultancies with senior-level financial services policy expertise and the capacity to deliver advisory work for a UK financial regulator.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a competitive selective procedure below the relevant threshold, with the award made under a framework. CEPA was awarded the single lot on 5 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 4 September 2026. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 24 December 2026, with an option to extend for a further three months to a maximum end date of 23 March 2027. The awarded and contract value is £161,250 excluding VAT, or £193,500 including VAT. The published contract value includes the possible extension period. The contract is active.

This award shows that the Financial Conduct Authority uses framework-based competition to source senior consultancy support in financial services policy, at a scale suited to an established specialist provider. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable expertise in financial services regulation and policy, the ability to provide a suitably senior consultant, and the capacity to support the FCA’s advisory needs across the United Kingdom. Experience of delivering concise, high-quality consultancy to a financial regulator would be commercially relevant. Suppliers should also be able to operate effectively through a framework route and compete for a focused, single-consultant policy assignment.

## Notice

Provision of Senior Consultant's services - Financial Services Policy.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084525-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 24 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £161,250 |
| Contracts value | £161,250 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Financial Conduct Authority |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CEPA LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 15:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084525-2026
- 7 Sep 2026 at 15:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084517-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084525-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084517-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fca.org.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0523e0
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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