Contract

Provision of Smart Data Synthetic Data (BigSpark)

  • FCA

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-073236

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05dfbc

Published 12 November 2025, 2:34pm



Scope

Reference

C3794

Description

BigSpark will provide the FCA with a synthetic cross-sectoral dataset for the digital sandbox environment. This will enable the FCA to support firms innovating in the open finance and smart data area, and generate invaluable input into policy making. This is instrumental to successfully draft a regulatory framework for open finance, as stated in the FCA Strategy. The previous contract with the provider was centred on a much smaller dataset.


Contract 1. FCA Aizle Data Licence Agreement

Supplier

Contract value

  • £117,000 excluding VAT
  • £140,400 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

11 November 2025

Contract dates

  • 12 November 2025 to 9 November 2026
  • Possible extension to 10 November 2028
  • 2 years, 11 months, 29 days

Description of possible extension:

Annual extensions up to to a maximum of 2 such annual extensions

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Annual extensions up to to a maximum of 2 such annual extensions

CPV classifications

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72261000 - Software support services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Response Times

Supplier to respond within 3 working days to any queries sent to the contact email address

3 days
Resolution of critical data issues

Where the dataset is agreed by the Parties to be critically non-functional, the Supplier undertakes to use best endeavours to remedy within 10 working days of the cause being established and solution...

10 days

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

BIGSPARK

  • Companies House: 12227607

2 Lace Market Square, Nottingham, England, NG1 1PB

Nottingham

NG1 1PB

United Kingdom

Region: UKF14 - Nottingham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. FCA Aizle Data Licence Agreement


Contracting authority

FCA

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTYH-4442-XPRH

12 Endeavour Square

London

E20 1JN

United Kingdom

Contact name: Pradeep Mishra

Email: fcaprocurement@fca.org.uk

Website: http://www.fca.org.uk

Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government