Open tender · Notice 099702-2026
Market Intelligence and Document Search Platform
- Value
- £100k
- Closes
- 18 Nov 2026 (10 days)
- Where
- West Midlands, London
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2028
In plain English
The Financial Reporting Council wants a subscription to an existing web-based market intelligence and document search platform, giving access to indexed national and global content across its areas of interest. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028 and is estimated at £100,000.
Good fit for: Providers of established online research, news or document search subscription platforms.
- Must be an existing platform, not a custom build
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.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer 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 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
Getting the documents
Attached to the official notice, free to download without registering:
Procedure: Below threshold - open competition (Open: anyone can bid (a lower-value contract with lighter rules)). Published 21 Oct 2026.
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