Contract

Digital Front Door

  • Financial Ombudsman Service

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038271

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055b35

Published 8 July 2025, 2:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Financial Ombudsman Service

Exchange Tower, Harbour Exchange Square,

London

E14 9SR

Email

chris.jones@financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

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

Digital Front Door

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72590000 - Computer-related professional services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Development of a 'digital front door' prototype.

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: £278,055

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Development of a 'digital front door' prototype.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 65

Quality criterion - Name: Cultural Fit / Weighting: 5

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Awarded under existing framework.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


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

30 May 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Hippo Digital Limited

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: 278,055 PHP


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Financial Ombudsman Service

Exchange Tower

London

E14 9SR

Country

United Kingdom