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Financial Ombudsman Service Limited tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
3
About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded
10
To 8 different suppliers
Value awarded
£495k
3 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£155k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
1 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Financial Ombudsman Service Limited has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. EME - RFI - Electric Vehicle Scheme - Employee Benefits

    UK-wideVehicles and fleet, Financial services and insurance

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Value Added Software Reseller Framework

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software6
  2. Training2
  3. Vehicles and fleet1
  4. Recruitment and staffing1
  5. Office supplies and equipment1
  6. Medical equipment and supplies1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. Softcat plc2 contracts
    £155k awarded
  2. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited2 contracts
  3. Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd.SME1 contract
    £234k awarded
  4. Bright Links UK LimitedSME1 contract
    £106k awarded
  5. AntidoteSME1 contract
  6. Matrix SCM Limited1 contract
  7. Phoenix Software Limited1 contract
  8. User Testing Technologies Limited1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)21%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)50%
  • Direct award (no competition)29%
Based on 14 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Financial Ombudsman Service Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
21%
Lower than 81% of other public bodies
Based on 14 procurements
Won by small firms
30%
Lower than 85% of other public bodies
Based on 10 winning suppliers
Direct awards
29%
Higher than 56% of other public bodies
Based on 14 procurements

Compared with other other public bodies

Advertised openly, 311 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%27
20–30%20
30–40%18
40–50%14
50–60%35
60–70%25
70–80%16
80–90%29
90–100%103
Won by small firms, 286 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%9
10–20%10
20–30%22
30–40%26
40–50%34
50–60%50
60–70%43
70–80%35
80–90%28
90–100%29

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Financial Ombudsman Service Limited.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Creative ServicesBird—15 Oct 2026

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
The provision of an Executive and Board Recruitment Partner (ten_1062)Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd.£234k22 Sept 2026
Nintex SupportBright Links UK Limited—25 Jun 2026
Westlaw UK SubscriptionThomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited—19 May 2026
Practical Law SubscriptionThomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited—19 May 2026
VMware Cloud FoundationSoftcat plc—24 Apr 2026
Adobe Licence SubscriptionPhoenix Software Limited—18 Mar 2026
Octopus Server Edition Licence SubscriptionSoftcat plc£28k20 Feb 2026
User Acceptance Testing SoftwareUser Testing Technologies Limited£37k9 Jan 2026
Gym Management ServicesAntidote—11 Dec 2025
Background Checking ServicesMatrix SCM Limited—27 Oct 2025