Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Financial Conduct Authority
12 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
UK
Telephone: +44 2070666702
E-mail: isprocurement@fca.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.fca.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.fca.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Social Media Monitoring Solution
Reference number: CON-21-085
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The FCA's Digital Intelligence Exploitation Department has entered a contract for social media listening tool. The Department required a tool that can search various feeds and provide information that can be used to understand trends that have the potential of impacting the financial eco system. The contract is for two (2) years with the option to extend by a further two (2) years on a one (1) plus one (1) basis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 206 750.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48600000
48610000
48611000
48000000
48810000
64216200
72222300
32583000
79315000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The FCA's Digital Intelligence Exploitation Department has contracted for a social media listening tool. The Department required a tool that can search various feeds and provide information that can be used to understand trends with the potential of impacting the financial eco system, and a tool which will allow it to retrieve information about Firms, in particular the issues, concerns harms consumers are experiencing. The contract is for two (2) years with the option to extend by a further two (2) years on a one (1) plus one (1) basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is for two (2) years with the option to extend by a further two (2) years on a one (1) plus one (1) basis.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contract is for two (2) years with the option to extend by a further two (2) years on a one (1) plus one (1) basis. The total value of the contract in this notice includes the initial contract term of two (2) years and the optional extension terms.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-026125
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CON-21-085
Title: Social Media Monitoring Solution
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FENIX MEDIA LTD T/A PULSAR
04378213
Johnson Building, 79 Hatton Garden
London
EC1N 8AW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 206 750.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The total value of the contract in this notice includes the initial contract term of two (2) years and the optional extension terms.
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GO Reference: GO-2023918-PRO-23947413
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Financial Conduct Authority
12 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
UK
Telephone: +44 2070661000
E-mail: isprocurement@fca.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.fca.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/09/2023