# Provision of a Search and Discovery \(Insight Engine\) Solution

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/buyers/bip-solutions-limited/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1
- Published: 7 October 2022
- Planned start: 30 April 2021
- Planned end: 29 April 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 9139ff37-b13d-4963-8ffe-63fb0008b6a1-578461
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7cc1bf0-fd74-4e13-b4bd-1df40e11e5dc

## Description

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: 1\) Provision of the software; 2\) Implementation of the base functionality in the FCA cloud; 3\) Assistance with configuration to meet full FCA requirements; 4\) Provide integration to the FCA's Enterprise Data Platform; 5\) 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\.

## Related contract awards

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- [GB-Sheffield: Project Fresh](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-99b8a6bc-fe10-42af-ba8d-437f6075ef07): BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9139ff37-b13d-4963-8ffe-63fb0008b6a1-578461)