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Published 12 Feb 2026, 14:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Smart Data Accelerator (SDA) Tech & Infrastructure Research

Official notice

Authority: Financial Conduct Authority (Public body)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£33,333published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Jan 2026
Awarded to SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD, University of Oxford

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Academic research on defining the infrastructure and data architecture models that would optimally underpin a UK open finance ecosystem.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Feb 2026, 14:44 GMT
Last source update
20 Aug 2026, 12:19 BST
Authority reference
C3995
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079407
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0652db Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    12 Feb 2026, 14:44 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract details notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 12:19 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £33,3331 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD, University of Oxfordjoint award£33,333 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Smart Data Accelerator (SDA) Tech & Infrastructure Research · SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL LTD, University of Oxford

    Signed
    27 Jan 2026
    Value
    £33,333
    Period
    28 Jan 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Updating Supplier Information and correcting Contract Dates

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Financial Conduct Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTYH-4442-XPRH 12 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL LTDAwarded supplier Oxford Said Business School University of Oxford Egrove Park Oxford Oxfordshire, Oxford, South East, OX1 5NYContact email
  • University of OxfordAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTVC-9174-PZNM School of Geography and the Environment, PO Box 1515, Oxford, South East, OX1 2XNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender