---
title: "Data Scientist"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f91e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Financial Conduct Authority"
published: "2026-09-14"
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# Data Scientist

Buyer: Financial Conduct Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f91e

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority bought data scientist services to support its work in the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as business and management consultancy services, so it is relevant to firms providing data science capability within a consultancy or professional services model. The procurement concerns a single data scientist requirement rather than a broad programme of separate service lines. The selected supplier, Alba Partners, is a large London-based business. The work is intended for delivery in the United Kingdom and sits within the FCA’s central-government public authority responsibilities. Businesses with a focus on applied data science, analytical consulting and related business or management consultancy work would find the subject matter relevant, particularly where they can provide an individual specialist or a consultancy-led data scientist service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The FCA used a selective, competitive below-threshold award under a framework agreement, with one completed lot. Alba Partners was awarded the contract on 7 September 2026. The award value is £131,500 excluding VAT and £157,800 including VAT. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for a further six months until 31 August 2027; the extension value is included in the published contract value. The award is active, and a future contract signature was scheduled for 14 September 2026. Evaluation took place through the competitive framework route rather than an open tender.

This award is useful market evidence for data science and consultancy businesses tracking FCA demand. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to deliver data scientist services in a regulated public-sector setting and present those services through an eligible framework route, since this procurement used a competitive framework award. Firms combining practical data science with business and management consultancy are better aligned than suppliers offering only general IT support or unrelated advisory work. The successful supplier was recorded as a large business, indicating that the buyer accepted a provider with the organisational scale to support the requirement. Businesses should therefore be able to demonstrate a dependable specialist service, clear consultancy capability and the capacity to meet the FCA’s professional delivery expectations.

## Notice

Provision of Data Scientist services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086860-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £131,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## 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 | Alba Partners Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 13:17 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086860-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086860-2026
  14th 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

## Provenance

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