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UK Equities Consolidated Tape Provider

FCA(buyer)

Published
Published 7 May 2025
Deadline
Deadline: 18 March 2027 (126 days left)
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Overview

The Financial Conduct Authority is planning the procurement of a single consolidated tape provider to aggregate pre- and post-trade data on UK equities and disseminate it to a wide variety of users. The planned procurement will be awarded as a concession contract with an estimated value of £65,000,000, with submissions anticipated by 18 March 2027.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Planning
Category
Services
Estimated value
£65,000,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
7 May 2025
Deadline
18 March 2027
Classification (CPV)
Financial systems software development services

Competition

Expected competition

3

Median bids on comparable tenders

Open and restricted tenders in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 32% received only one.

Market context

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£132,000

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FCA in the last 12 months

108

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Notice history

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  1. Planning Update

    5 November 2026

  2. Prior Information Notice

    30 October 2026

  3. Prior Information Notice

    7 May 2025

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