Digital Services Framework Agreement

  • Financial Conduct Authority

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-012208

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-038ad6

Published 27 April 2023, 7:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Financial Conduct Authority

12 Endeavour Square

London

E20 1JN

Email

ISProcurement@fca.org.uk

Telephone

+44 2070661000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.fca.org.uk/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Digital Services Framework Agreement

Reference number

CON-22-233

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is creating a 4-year multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services for Application Development, Application Maintenance and Modern Application Development including transformation services to improve operational processes, procedures and delivery methodologies.

The Framework Agreement will be with multiple partners who have demonstrable capability and expertise, that will support continued delivery of the technology change portfolio, maintain or improve the stability and performance of services, while helping the FCA in its ongoing DevOps, agile and transformation journey.

Suppliers successfully appointed to the Framework Agreement will be engaged to provide specific services through use of call-off contracts. All Suppliers who are successfully appointed to the framework will be invited to participate in an Innovation Forum which may result in suppliers being awarded work to develop their innovation ideas.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2023/S 000-011999


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485 The following entities, and any of their successors in title, are permitted to use the framework agreement: - Official name: Bank of England - Official name: Prudential Regulation Authority - Official name: Payment Systems Regulator - Official name: Financial Ombudsman Service - Official name: Money & Pensions Service - Official name: Financial Services Compensation Scheme - Official name: The Pensions Regulator The Framework Agreement is expected to commence in September 2023, with further competition activity expected to commence immediately following Framework commencement. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (I) Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (II) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the tenderers. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: a href="https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485" target="_blank"https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485/a

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485 The following entities, and any of their successors in title, are permitted to use the framework agreement: - Official name: Bank of England - Official name: Prudential Regulation Authority - Official name: Payment Systems Regulator - Official name: Financial Ombudsman Service - Official name: Money & Pensions Service - Official name: Financial Services Compensation Scheme - Official name: The Pensions Regulator The Framework Agreement is expected to commence in September 2023, with further competition activity expected to commence immediately following Framework commencement. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (I) Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (II) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the tenderers. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: a href="https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485" target="_blank"https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485/a To respond to this opportunity, please click here: a href="https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485" target="_blank"https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485/a The Financial Conduct Authority will be holding a virtual Digital Services Framework Agreement – Tender Walk through for all bidders on Thursday 4 May 2023 at 09:30 am -11:00 am British Summer Time (BST). This event will be held via Microsoft Teams. Please use the following link to join this virtual event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmFjZTg0YzgtNzllZS00ZTkyLWEwYzgtNTY4ZjJhOGY0YmY3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22551f9db3-821c-4457-8551-b43423dce661%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%222128160f-9946-43f8-87ad-aef6755cb6b6%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a

Section number

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485 The following entities, and any of their successors in title, are permitted to use the framework agreement: - Official name: Bank of England - Official name: Prudential Regulation Authority - Official name: Payment Systems Regulator - Official name: Financial Ombudsman Service - Official name: Money & Pensions Service - Official name: Financial Services Compensation Scheme - Official name: The Pensions Regulator The Framework Agreement is expected to commence in September 2023, with further competition activity expected to commence immediately following Framework commencement. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (I) Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (II) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the tenderers. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: a href="https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485" target="_blank"https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485/a To respond to this opportunity, please click here: a href="https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485" target="_blank"https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485/a

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485 The following entities, and any of their successors in title, are permitted to use the framework agreement: - Official name: Bank of England - Official name: Prudential Regulation Authority - Official name: Payment Systems Regulator - Official name: Financial Ombudsman Service - Official name: Money & Pensions Service - Official name: Financial Services Compensation Scheme - Official name: The Pensions Regulator The Framework Agreement is expected to commence in September 2023, with further competition activity expected to commence immediately following Framework commencement. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (I) Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (II) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the tenderers. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: a href="https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485" target="_blank"https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485/a To respond to this opportunity, please click here: a href="https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485" target="_blank"https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485/a The Financial Conduct Authority will be holding a virtual Digital Services Framework Agreement – Tender Walk through for all bidders on Thursday 4 May 2023 at 09:30 am -11:00 am British Summer Time (BST). This event will be held via Microsoft Teams. Please use the following link to join this virtual event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmFjZTg0YzgtNzllZS00ZTkyLWEwYzgtNTY4ZjJhOGY0YmY3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22551f9db3-821c-4457-8551-b43423dce661%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%222128160f-9946-43f8-87ad-aef6755cb6b6%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a

seven.2) Other additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485 The following entities, and any of their successors in title, are permitted to us

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485" target="_blank">https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./378QAH4485

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485" target="_blank">https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/378QAH4485

GO Reference: GO-2023427-PRO-22645161