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# Smarter Digital Access Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smarter-digital-access-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-07b94f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** This Pipeline notice relates to the Smarter Digital Access Programme which is expected to comprise a number of separate procurements, for which further notices will be published as requirements and routes to market are developed. i) An IT professional services framework contract the ‘Digital Capability Framework’ potentially covering scope that may relate to Application Development, Engineering & Technical Infrastructure, Service Management, Enterprise Architecture and Data Services.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [FCA](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fca-gov-ot1085)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £650,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer equipment and supplies (primary), Computer-related professional services, Computer-related services, Data services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKE42, UKI, UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smarter-digital-access-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-07b94f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b94f`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/smarter-digital-access-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-07b94f#tl-md)

## Description
This Pipeline notice relates to the Smarter Digital Access Programme which is expected to comprise a number of separate procurements, for which further notices will be published as requirements and routes to market are developed. 
We anticipate the scope of the programme to cover:
i) An IT professional services framework contract the ‘Digital Capability Framework’ potentially covering scope that may relate to Application Development, Engineering & Technical Infrastructure, Service Management, Enterprise Architecture and Data Services
ii) non-strategic Software spend and Hardware spend 
iii) resource provision for Cyber Security labour-based requirements
The estimated value stated in this notice represents the FCA’s current best estimate of potential aggregate expenditure across the programme. It does not represent a commitment to procure or spend this amount, nor the estimated value of any individual procurement and will be subject to internal FCA approvals.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 30200000, 32400000, 32500000, 48000000, 72000000, 72200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE, UKI, UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2027 to 30/06/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106997-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-11T10:44:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T09:47:48.770Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b94f
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.