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# Provision of an eDiscovery Solution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-an-ediscovery-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-047306). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Financial Conduct Authority: "Provision of an eDiscovery Solution". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: atamis-fca.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Financial Conduct Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fca-gov-ot1085)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Compliance software package, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKI4, UKL2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £24,416,666 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-an-ediscovery-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-047306#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047306`

## 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/provision-of-an-ediscovery-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-047306#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-fca.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-fca.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-an-ediscovery-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-047306#participate

## Description
Award notice for the Provision of an eDiscovery Solution contract. The awarded contract is for an initial term of 5 years with option to extend for a further 2 years. The contract value is the estimated maximum contract value based on the maximum term of 7 years, inclusive of fixed and estimated variable costs and estimated indexation.<br/><br/>FCA carried out a procurement process in accordance with the Restricted Procedure under the Regulations (Regulation 28, the Public Procurement Regulations – PCR – 2015).<br/><br/>A Prior Information Notice (PIN) reference 2024/S 000-019679 was issued in June 2024 in relation to this requirement.<br/><br/>A contract notice (F02) was published on 30 January 2025 ref 2025/S 000-003183 in relation to this requirement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKL

- **Description:** As set out in the FTS Contract Notice:<br/>The FCA has a requirement for a eDiscovery solution and will carry out a procurement process in accordance with the Restricted Procedure under the Regulations (Regulation 28, the Public Procurement Regulatio...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023160-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cotswold Machinery Sales Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177248`
  - Value: £24,416,666 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023160-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £24,416,666
  - Signed Date: 13/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023160-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-13T15:57:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T08:39:09.489Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047306