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Project Libra - AI testing support
Authority: FCA
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000)
Published contract value£447,620Exc. VAT
Contract ends 19 May 2027
Awarded to Advai Ltd
Contract starts 20 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe FCA requires existing testing capabilities used during a Proof of Concept to be provided as an on-demand, repeatable process in 2026. The FCA requires a "testing-as-a-service" model, where a platform connects directly to the project system being built via API. This integration requires two cadences of testing:
- On-Demand Testing: Accessible and configurable lightweight testing to monitor stability and performance, used to guide development.
2.Full System Testing: Detailed evaluation and validation performed on a regular cycle, or on demand, to ensure comprehensive assessment of all testing dimensions.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Buyer reference
- CF-0044400D8d000009sg5IEAQ
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- No
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Published tender value
- £671,430.60
- Min Value
- £447,620.40
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Additional classifications 1: Reference
- 48517000
- Additional classifications 1: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 1: Description
- IT software package
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- E20 1JN; London, United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision20 May 2026
- Contract starts20 May 2026
- Notice published28 May 2026
- Contract ends19 May 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- FCAContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- Advai LtdSupplier
- Business size
- SME
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-18fb3ca9-188e-4169-9e16-57da14b4dc38-2026-05-28T13:03:49+01:00
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Latest update
- 28 May 2026
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-18fb3ca9-188e-4169-9e16-57da14b4dc38
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-18fb3ca9-188e-4169-9e16-57da14b4dc38-1