Contract

BAU Services Relating to the FCA Handbook

  • Financial Conduct Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-020603

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0356dc

Published 28 July 2022, 12:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

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

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.fca.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://fca.delta-esourcing.com

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

BAU Services Relating to the FCA Handbook

Reference number

ACT (14-001)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79970000 - Publishing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The FCA Handbook website contract provisions include but are not restricted to:

•Publishing and updating content on the website

•Ongoing technical and development support to improve the design or usability of the website

•Providing Management Information to the FCA to enable them to monitor the service

•Providing Handbook content to licensees

•Offering a print subscription for users.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,678,673

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79970000 - Publishing services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 48221000 - Internet browsing software package
  • 22000000 - Printed matter and related products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The current solution is in the form of a website platform that the FCA uses to publish content e.g. legal instruments. The platform allow users to:

— View individual legal instruments and the consolidated version of all of the legal instruments making up the past, current and future FCA Handbook;

— Download and print content on the website;

— Provide feedback on the website functionality, its content and raise technical issues;

— Order printed copies of the Handbook.

The current supplier provides the following services:

— Quickly and accurately publish content on the website and consolidate legal instruments into website content;

— Provide users with a printed copy of the Handbook upon request and technical support for the website;

— Provide the FCA with management information, analytics and master copies of the consolidated content;

— Provide third party licensees with Handbook content;

— Enable specific FCA users of the Handbook to directly edit some content of the Handbook.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed solution / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Ability to deliver / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Corporate Social Responsibility / Weighting: 5

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 25

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The Notice is for the extension of the current business as usual provisions with TSO. Total value of extension is £1,026,432.32.

A procurement exercise will be undertaken in 2022 for the renewal of this contract commencing 2023.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2014/S 052-086858


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 October 2014

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Stationery Office Limited

55 Wells Street

London

W1A 3AE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

03183931

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,678,673

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,678,673


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This Contract Award Notice is for the extension of the current contract BAU Services for FCA Handbook ending 20 October 2023 on the grounds of Reg 72 (1) PCR.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=673104889

GO Reference: GO-2022728-PRO-20689216

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Financial Conduct Authority

12 Endeavour Square

London

E20 1JN

Email

isprocurement@fca.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.fca.org.uk