Official UK procurement notice
Smart Data Accelerator (SDA) Tech & Infrastructure Research
Authority: Financial Conduct Authority (Public body)
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 descriptionAcademic 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 publishedLot #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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0652dbFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026- Contract details notice published12 Feb 2026, 14:44 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published20 Aug 2026, 12:19 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £33,3331 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL LTDAwarded supplier
- University of OxfordAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender