Financial Conduct Authority: Provision of Data Sets for the Market Surveillance Solution

UK-London: Data services.

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
       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 Data Sets for the Market Surveillance Solution            
      Reference number: CON-21-288

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         72300000 - Data services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: This is the Contract Award Notice for the provision of Data Sets, covering Market Data and the Sentiment Analysis feed. These data sets are used in the FCA's Market Surveillance Solution.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 756,290.56
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
   

      II.2.1) Title: Not Provided    
      Lot No:1

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            72300000 - Data services.


      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: This is the Contract Award Notice for the provision of Data Sets, covering Market Data and the Sentiment Analysis feed. These data sets are used in the FCA's Market Surveillance Solution.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Scalability / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Delivery / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Flexibility / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Retention / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 4
      Quality criterion - Name: Contract / Weighting: 5
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Total Cost of Ownership / Weighting: 75
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:There are two options to extend at the end of the initial sixty (60) month term. Both extension options are for 12 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 Notice


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: 2021/S 000-032477
      
   

   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: CON-21-288    
   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: 29/06/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (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: 4

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Refinitiv Limited and LSEG Business, 00145516
             5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ, United Kingdom
             Internet address: www.refinitiv.com
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 756,290.56
         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 Notice for the Provision of Data Sets for the Market Surveillance Solution.

The initial Term is for sixty (60) Months and will commence on the 1st September 2022 and will expire on the 31st August 2027. There are two options to extend, each being 12 months in duration.

The award value of £756,290.56 ex VAT is for the initial term only.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=711429172

   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.

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

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/08/2022