Financial Conduct Authority: UK-London: Publishing services.

UK-London: Publishing services.

This notice is covered by: Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Financial Conduct Authority
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2070661000, Email: fcaprocurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.fca.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UKI4

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: BAU Services Relating to the FCA Handbook Reference number: ACT (14-001)   
      Reference number: Not Provided   
   
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      79970000 - Publishing services.
       
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.2) Description

   II.2.1) Title: BAU Services Relating to the FCA Handbook Reference number: ACT (14-001)   
   Lot No: Not Provided    

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided    
   
   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKI4 Inner London – East
       
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
    The FCA Handbook website contract provisions include but are not restricted to: •Publishing and updating content on the website •Ongoing technical and development support to improve the design or usability of the website •Providing Management Information to the FCA to enable them to monitor the service •Providing Handbook content to licensees •Offering a print subscription for users.    
   
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
         Duration in months: 60             
      Directive 2014/24/EU - In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
      Not Provided          
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
   The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No    


Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information
   
   IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
   Notice number in OJ S: 2014/S 052 - 086858    

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: ACT (14-001)   Lot No: Not Provided    Title: BAU Services Relating to the FCA Handbook Reference number: ACT (14-001)
V.2) Award of contract/concession

   V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision: 03/10/2014   

   V.2.2) Information about tenders
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

   V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          The Stationery Office, 03049649
          55 Wells Street, London, W1A 3AE, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UKI4
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No    
   
   V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
   Total value of the procurement: 1,593,723   
   Currency: GBP

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      This Modification Notice is for the extension of the current contract BAU Services for FCA Handbook, including an option to extend by a further 6+6 months should it be necessary, ending 20 October 2025, on the grounds of Reg 72 (1)(c) PCR.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=819343426
   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
       Financial Conduct Authority
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
      Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/11/2023
   
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

   VII.1.1) Main CPV code:
      79970000 - Publishing services.
   

   VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
      Not Provided

   VII.1.3) Place of performance:
      UKI4 Inner London – East
       
   
   VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
    The FCA Handbook website contract provisions include but are not restricted to: •Publishing and updating content on the website •Ongoing technical and development support to improve the design or usability of the website •Providing Management Information to the FCA to enable them to monitor the service •Providing Handbook content to licensees •Offering a print subscription for users.    
   
   VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession:
         Duration in months: 60             
   
      Directive 2014/24/EU - In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
      Not Provided       .
   
   VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession
   Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 1,593,723   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
   VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          The Stationery Office, 03049649
          55 Wells Street, London, W1A 3AE, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UKI4
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No

   
VII.2) Information about modifications

   VII.2.1) Description of the modifications:
    Extension of existing contractual responsibilities for a period of an additional 12 months with a potential further 2 x 6months extensions, to allow for transition to a new provider    
   
   VII.2.2) Reasons for modification:
         Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee (Art. 43(1)(c) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(c) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
   
   Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
    Contract needs to be extended to allow for the transition to a new supplier    
   
   VII.2.3) Increase in price
   Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in
   the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
   Value excluding VAT: 3,044,677.96   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   Total contract value after the modifications:
   Value excluding VAT: 3,656,677.96    
   Currency: GBP