Financial Conduct Authority: Provision of a Digital Test Envionment

UK-London: Information systems.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Financial Conduct Authority
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2070660911, Email: Paul.Riley@fca.org.uk
       Contact: Paul Riley
       Main Address: https://www.fca.org.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Provision of a Digital Test Envionment            
      Reference number: CON-22-074

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         48810000 - Information systems.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is awarding the Contract for the Provision of a Digital Test Environment (DTE).

The DTE will assist the FCA in achieving its goal of being an agile, innovative, confident, and data-driven regulator.

The DTE will aim to facilitate firms at early-stage ideation with access to data, within a secure environment that facilitated experimentation and scaling for proof of concepts. This will become form a part of FCAs external and potentially internal innovation services.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,023,660
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is awarding the Contract for the Provision of a Digital Test Environment (DTE).

The DTE will assist the FCA in achieving its goal of being an agile, innovative, confident, and data-driven regulator.

The DTE will aim to facilitate firms at early-stage ideation with access to data, within a secure environment that facilitated experimentation and scaling for proof of concepts. This will become form a part of FCAs external and potentially internal innovation services.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Dashboard / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: User Management / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Application Portal / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Events Management / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Theme Management / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Project Showcase / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: API Marketplace / Weighting: 5.5
      Quality criterion - Name: Data Marketplace / Weighting: 8.5
      Quality criterion - Name: Integrated Development Environment / Weighting: 5.5
      Quality criterion - Name: Messaging / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Regulator Dashboard / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Permissions / Weighting: 4.5
      Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 4
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Total Cost of Ownership / Weighting: 40
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:There will be two options to renew at the end of the Initial Term. Both extension options will be for 12 months. If all extension options are utilised the total term of the contract will be 60 Months.

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: This is a Contract Award for the Provision of a Digital Test Environment (DTE).


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-014918
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 29/07/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             NayaOne LImited, 12117711
             7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR, United Kingdom
             Internet address: https://nayaone.com/
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,023,660
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: This is a Contract Award for the Provision of a Digital Testing Environment. The initial term of 3 years is for a total of £1,023,660 ex VAT. There are two, one year extension each priced at £323,200 ex VAT
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          High Court of England and Wales
          Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any review proceedings will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('PCR 2015'). Any review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including, without limitation, PCR 2015. In accordance with PCR 2015, the contracting party will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar days standstill period from the date information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The notification will provide full information on the award decision.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/10/2022