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# Digital Services Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-038ad6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Financial Conduct Authority: "Digital Services Framework Agreement". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £562,500,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: fca.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Financial Conduct Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fca-gov-ot1085)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £562,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business analysis consultancy services, Business and management consultancy services, Custom software development services, Data network management and support services, Data services (+14 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038ad6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-038ad6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [fca.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffca.delta-esourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-038ad6#participate

## Description
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has procured a 4-year multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services for Application Development, Application Maintenance and Modern Application Development including transformation services to improve operational processes, procedures and delivery methodologies. The Framework Agreement was awarded to 62 partners who will support continued delivery of the technology change portfolio, maintain or improve the stability and performance of services, while helping the FCA in its ongoing DevOps, agile and transformation journey.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 50000000, 71621000, 72200000, 72220000, 72221000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £562,500,000
- **Description:** The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has procured a 4-year multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services for Application Development, Application Maintenance and Modern Application Development including transformation services to ...

### Lot Lot 1: Application Development
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 72220000, 72221000, 72222200, 72222300, 72224000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Application Development Services are expected to cover the end-to-end lifecycle of iteratively designing, building, testing and deploying changes to existing applications, as well as the development and introduction of new applications. Application D...

### Lot Lot 2: Application Maintenance
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 72220000, 72222300, 72267100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Application Maintenance Services are expected to cover the operational activity to ensure the stability and performance of applications. This includes relevant ITIL based processes e.g. availability management, capacity management, service continuity...

### Lot Lot 3: Modern Application Development
- **Lot id:** `Lot 3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71621000, 72000000, 72220000, 72222200, 72222300, 72230000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The FCA is looking for DevOps Partners to build, maintain and operate applications within the FCA eco system, with Suppliers providing end to end ‘DevOps’ Services for specific platforms and products. The FCA is also looking for Partners to help buil...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `031669-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **BBD SOFTWARE LTD, BJSS LIMITED, BROADLIGHT GLOBAL LTD (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96383`, `GB-FTS-159387`, `GB-FTS-96398`, `GB-FTS-180143`, `GB-FTS-158190`, `GB-FTS-96401`, `GB-FTS-96402`, `GB-FTS-96403`, `GB-FTS-131069`, `GB-FTS-186958`
  - Value: £562,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `031669-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **DIGITAL WORKS CONSULTING LTD, EPAM SYSTEMS LTD, ERNST & YOUNG LLP (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96384`, `GB-FTS-96405`, `GB-FTS-184881`, `GB-FTS-96406`, `GB-FTS-182454`, `GB-COH-00096056`, `GB-FTS-59781`, `GB-FTS-96411`, `GB-FTS-180482`, `GB-FTS-167536`
  - Value: £562,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `031669-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **CLOUDTHING LIMITED (trading as Kerv Digital), ITC INFOTECH LIMITED, JUMAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96385`, `GB-FTS-96413`, `GB-FTS-96416`, `GB-FTS-48324`, `GB-FTS-96417`, `GB-FTS-96420`, `GB-FTS-135084`, `GB-FTS-184577`, `GB-FTS-96421`, `GB-FTS-13139`
  - Value: £562,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `031669-2023-5`
  - Supplier(s): **PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, QUALITEST GROUP UK LTD (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20827`, `GB-FTS-76960`, `GB-FTS-121139`, `GB-FTS-96424`, `GB-FTS-115550`, `GB-FTS-96427`, `GB-FTS-182286`, `GB-FTS-42163`, `GB-FTS-147821`, `GB-FTS-96430`
  - Value: £562,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `031669-2023-6`
  - Supplier(s): **AIIMI LIMITED, CAPGEMINI UK PLC, COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107053`, `GB-FTS-109345`, `GB-FTS-179282`, `GB-FTS-96386`, `GB-FTS-159777`, `GB-FTS-110327`, `GB-FTS-96432`, `GB-FTS-96433`, `GB-FTS-96434`, `GB-FTS-148656`
  - Value: £562,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `031669-2023-7`
  - Supplier(s): **NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED, VERYLOCALS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141155`, `GB-FTS-107541`
  - Value: £562,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `031669-2023-CON-22-233-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ACCOLITE LABS EUROPE LIMITED, AGILE SOLUTIONS (GB) LTD, AIRWALK CONSULTING REPLY LTD (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96382`, `GB-FTS-96388`, `GB-FTS-65588`, `GB-FTS-96390`, `GB-FTS-88942`, `GB-FTS-96393`, `GB-FTS-184195`, `GB-FTS-96395`, `GB-FTS-96396`, `GB-FTS-158171`
  - Value: £562,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £562,500,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

- **Contract:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £562,500,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

- **Contract:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £562,500,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

- **Contract:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £562,500,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

- **Contract:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £562,500,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

- **Contract:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £562,500,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

- **Contract:** Digital Services Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £562,500,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031669-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-26T15:05:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T06:57:21.796Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038ad6