Official UK procurement notice
FCA Handbook Website and Associated Services
Authority: Financial Conduct Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe current Handbook website is maintained by a third-party Contractor who provides the following services (including but not limited to the following):
•publishing, consolidating and updating content on the FCA Handbook website;
•ongoing development and technical support to improve the design and/or usability of the website, based on user feedback;
•providing management information to the FCA to enable them to monitor the service;
•providing Handbook content to licensees who have an agreement with the FCA that they can use the Handbook material; and
•offering a print subscription service (or similar) for subscribed users.
The scope of this tender is to secure the services of a successful bidder to create, host, maintain and manage the FCA Handbook solution and provide a range of supporting services to replace the existing services.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
4 yrs 11 mo from 2 May 2024, The initial five-year term included a 12-month period for implementation of the FCA Handbook website
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The current Handbook website is maintained by a third-party Contractor who provides thePublished value£3,500,000
The current Handbook website is maintained by a third-party Contractor who provides the<br/>following services (including but not limited to the following):<br/>
- publishing, consolidating and updating content on the FCA Handbook website;<br/>
- ongoing development and technical support to improve the design and/or usability of the website, based on user<br/>feedback;<br/>
- providing management information to the FCA to enable them to monitor the service;<br/>
- providing Handbook content to licensees who have an agreement with the FCA that they can use the Handbook<br/>material; and<br/>
- offering a print subscription service (or similar) for subscribed users.<br/>. Building an externally accessible API on the public website.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “FCA Handbook Website and Associated Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Jul 2022, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 11:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Sept 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050757- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035308Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./PW2632965M To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/PW2632965M GO Reference: GO-2022718-PRO-20629401
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Sept 2022, 12:01 BST
Timeline
5 Sept 2022 → 29 May 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Sept 2022, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts2 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published140 days ago29 May 2026, 11:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
FCA Handbook and Associated Services
- Signed
- 2 May 2026
- Value
- £5,681,560
- Period
- … – 1 May 2029
- Status
- active
- Change o Building an externally accessible API on the public website. <br/>o Providing clear documentation, including example instructions for connecting JSON outputs to Excel. <br/>o Integrating FCA-provided legal disclaimers regarding downstream usage. <br/>o Discussing and, if required, implementing controls such as call-rate throttling or CAPTCHA-type protection. <br/>o Addressing operational maintenance considerations relating to load and usage. <br/>o Operation and support maintenance of the public API service, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The safe harbour under PCR 2015 Regulation 72(1)(b) applies here the basis that this variation introduces additional services and enhancements not included in the original contract scope but are necessary to maintain continuity and functionality of the FCA Handbook website. Changing the supplier at this stage would be impractical and would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs because:<br/>o The incumbent supplier already hosts and manages the FCA Handbook platform, and transferring these services to a new provider would require extensive rework, data migration, and integration, resulting in operational disruption and additional expense.<br/>o The enhancements are technically linked to the existing solution (See Appendix) and cannot be delivered effectively by an alternative supplier without duplicating work already completed.<br/>o The price uplift for these additional services is within the 50% threshold of the original contract value, satisfying requirement under Reg72(1)b
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- FCAReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- FINREGE LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.