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UK Equities Consolidated Tape Provider

Financial Conduct Authority · Local or regional public body

In brief

Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £65,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 67 months, up to 91 months with extensions, starting 9 July 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
2:30pm, Thursday 18 March 2027

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 1331 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

To appoint a single consolidated tape (CT) provider to aggregate pre & post trade data on Equities and then disseminate it to a wide variety of users. It will be awarded as a Concession Contract, hence no addressable spend.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: atamis-fca.my.site.com.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 2:30pm, Thursday 18 March 2027. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 103160-2026
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 105137-2026

About the buyer

Financial Conduct AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

156

Awards

121

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

All tenders and awards from Financial Conduct Authority

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From notice 103160-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 October 2026, last updated 5 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 5 November 2026.