planningFind a Tender · planning Update

Digital Forensics Unit RFI

BuyerFinancial Conduct Authority

Statusplanning

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published14 Jan 2026

What is being bought

The aim of this request for information is for the FCA's Digital Forensics Unit to better understand what tools and capabilities exist in the Digital Forensics Market. Please follow the registration instructions so that you can download and respond as appropriate. To access details of this Pre-market engagement , kindly register on our procurement portal, Atamis https://atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome Once your registration is complete, navigate to the opportunities section and search for the tender.

Delivery location

UKI, GB

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning

Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2026 to 30 May 2027

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

Item	Category	Quantity
1	IT software package, Compliance software package, Software-related services, Software support services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support	Not published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 48. The category anchor is Compliance software package (48170000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 48	6,836	1 median · 9.6 average (2,488 of 6,836 with a bid count)	1.7 average (2,927 of 6,836 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Same buyer	4	Not published	Not published	Not published
Delivery region: UKI	442	1 median · 8.8 average (159 of 442 with a bid count)	1.9 average (191 of 442 with named award suppliers)	Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents1

Planning milestones1

Milestone	Type	Due	Status
The aim of this request for information is for the FCA's Digital Forensics Unit to better understand what tools and capabilities exist in the Digital Forensics Market. Please follow the registration instructions so that you can download and respond as appropriate. To access details of this Pre-market engagement , kindly register on our procurement portal, Atamis https://atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome Once your registration is complete, navigate to the opportunities section and search for the tender.	engagement	18 Feb 2026	scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender planning · marketEngagementNotice

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release ID	003205-2026
Latest release timestamp	Wed Jan 14 2026 15:54:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	planning
Procurement method	Not published
Procurement method details	Not published
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	1
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
14 Jan 2026	planningUpdate	003205-2026
14 Jan 2026	planning	003154-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)

14 Jan 2026 · 003205-2026 · planningUpdate

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14 Jan 2026 · 003154-2026 · planning

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