Official UK procurement notice
Market Data desktop solutions 2026
Authority: Financial Conduct Authority (Public body)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)London (UKI)Scotland (UKM75)
Awarded value£1,108,836published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Refinitiv Limited2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement description1-year contract for licences for a market data desktop solutions platform
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Dec 2025, 13:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
- Authority reference
C3853- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004252- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f5b7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
Review and risk notes
- Risks
No risk identified.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Dec 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends304 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published279 days ago19 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published15 Dec 2025, 13:36 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Dec 2025, 13:50 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published15 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected29 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 15 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £1,108,8361 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refinitiv LimitedMarket Data Desktop Solutions1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026Amended: Incorrect ex VAT to correct number | £1,108,836same award published again · counted once | 12 Dec 2025standstill to 24 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| Refinitiv Limited | £1,108,836 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Market Data desktop solutions · Refinitiv Limited
- Signed
- 31 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,108,836
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Refinitiv LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender