Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9f-fd21-701a-81e1-aecff0607ceb/provision-of-a-search-and-discovery-insight-engine-solution closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Provision of a Search and Discovery (Insight Engine) Solution [Bip Solutions Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bip-solutions-limited) Estimated value £1 Published 7 Oct 2022 Deadline Closed 21 Sept 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### Modification Notice Original description: The Financial Conduct Authority is modifying the award value for the contract for the provision of a search and discovery (insight engine) solution. The contract is delivering a search and discovery capability to the FCA. The contract covers the following element, details are: - Provision of the software; - Implementation of the base functionality in the FCA cloud; - Assistance with configuration to meet full FCA requirements; - Provide integration to the FCA's Enterprise Data Platform; - Transition to support and service model as defined in the requirements. The initial 3 year term of the contract is being modified from £1,320,186.00 ex VAT to £1,950,022.67 ex VAT. There are two, three year extension options. Each additional 3 term is estimated to be £897,840 ex VAT but will be subject to an inflationary uplift if extension option is utilised. ### Description of the modifications An increase in to cost of implementation of £623,490 ex VAT and an increase of £16,666.67 ex VAT in software licences to deal with capacity constraints. The delay in implementation led to a saving of £10,320 ex VAT in support charges. The total value of all modifications to date is £6290,836.67 ex VAT. The new contract value for the initial 3 year term is £1,950.022.67 ex VAT. Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor: Successive Covid lockdowns resulted in resourcing issues during implementation, alongside the delivery team finding unexpected issues during the data ingestion phase. Read full description ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b7cc1bf0-fd74-4e13-b4bd-1df40e11e5dc) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Bip Solutions Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bip-solutions-limited) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [Preliminary Market Engagement - Corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) · North East Lincolnshire Borough Council · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15410-bf5e-72d1-8225-fbabeaba595f/preliminary-market-engagement-corporate-enterprise-resource-planning-erp) [Servers – Dostawa serwerów do klastra wirtualizacyjnego · Politechnika Rzeszowska · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2e23-7066-ba48-4fc2a9243b50/poland-servers-dostawa-serwerow-do-klastra-wirtualizacyjnego) [License management software package – Dostawa licencji bezpieczeństwa do Systemu DNS · Poczta Polska S.A. · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-20fa-7396-87e7-40ce84cb0f4d/poland-license-management-software-package-dostawa-licencji-bezpieczenstwa-d) [Security software package – Pořízení a implementace integrovaného řešení EDR/XDR a SIEM · Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1e5d-73ea-989e-b9c221c4c490/czechia-security-software-package-porizeni-a-implementace-integrovaneho-rese) [Computer servers – „Dostawa serwerów komputerowych wraz z dedykowanymi kartami graficznymi dla Copernicus PL Sp. z o.o.” · Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością · 3 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-08e5-7339-9a05-be1adf5996b5/poland-computer-servers-dostawa-serwerow-komputerowych-wraz-z-dedykowanymi) [Software package and information systems – Datenerfassungssystem · Dataport AöR · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-43c5-7007-89f5-0ea2d1525f27/germany-software-package-and-information-systems-datenerfassungssystem)