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The Financial Reporting Council Limited · Local authority

In brief

The Financial Reporting Council Limited is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (West Midlands, London).

The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 December 2026.

Bids close at midday, Wednesday 18 November 2026.

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Key dates

Questions by
midday, Friday 30 October 2026
Bids by
midday, Wednesday 18 November 2026

Competition

Usually high: a median of 11.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).

Tender documents

What the notice says

BACKGROUND The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality. The purpose of the FRC is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work. The FRC's core objectives are to promote high-quality corporate governance and reporting, support effective audit and actuarial work, hold relevant parties to account through proportionate supervision and enforcement, and…Read the full description
BACKGROUND The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality. The purpose of the FRC is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work. The FRC's core objectives are to promote high-quality corporate governance and reporting, support effective audit and actuarial work, hold relevant parties to account through proportionate supervision and enforcement, and contribute to well-functioning UK capital markets in the public interest. REQUIREMENT The FRC are seeking to procure subscription services (Market Intelligence and Document Search Platform ) to an existing, established web-based market intelligence and document search platform, rather than a purpose-built solution. It must provide access to aggregated, indexed national and global content across FRC in-scope markets, supporting market insight, horizon scanning and evidence-based policy development. PLEASE REFER TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR FULL DETAILS INCLUDING HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR TENDER • Please register your interest (and raise any tender queries) by emailing the FRC's procurement team - procurement@frc.org.uk • The FRC will share all tender queries and answers with those that have registered. • Your tender submission must be submitted within the deadline by email to procurement@frc.org.uk

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  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 30 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Wednesday 18 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 099702-2026

About the buyer

The Financial Reporting Council LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

25

Awards

19

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

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From notice 099702-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 21 October 2026.