Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
Telephone
+44 2073758194
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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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
Specialist Services Framework - Request for Information
Reference number
FSCS 472
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
FSCS is seeking to create a ‘Specialist Services’ framework to provide quick access to specialist expertise and support on an as-needed basis, with services including, but not limited to, specialist technical knowledge and advice, operationalising new rules, and resource augmentation – including in emerging and new areas of work not currently covered by FSCS. FSCS is undertaking an RFI to receive feedback and information from the market for provision of the services sought that will assist FSCS in its options analysis. The objectives for FSCS are to: •Gauge interest from the market to an FSCS framework •Understand market capability across the areas identified as being within scope. •Understand the expectations on FSCS in respect of ongoing engagement during the framework term.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66519310 - Insurance consultancy services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
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 purpose of the ‘Specialist Services’ framework is to provide FSCS with quick access to expertise, support or resource where the knowledge/skills are not readily available in-house. Examples of knowledge/skills that may be required are actuarial expertise, insolvency, recoveries assistance, insurance failures, loss adjusters, run-off processing capability such as Employers’ Liability, complex products, RECAL/Pension calculation expertise, fast response for large deposits failure, and forecasting and planning expertise. The framework needs to be flexible and able to provide quick, sometimes instant, access to technical and policy/regulatory expertise in new or emerging areas, or in products that may be covered by FSCS in the future. It should also be able to provide additional overflow for volumes that FSCS is unable to process through its ‘business as usual’ resourcing model.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
13 January 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
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GO Reference: GO-20241021-PRO-28220427