API test, design and documentation tooling

Official notice

Authority: Financial Conduct Authority

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£49,471published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to SmartBear (Ireland) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of API test, design and documentation tooling Enterprise licences to standardise API documentation, improve API design and collaboration, and support secure API development across engineering teams.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72260000 Software-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Sept 2026, 11:34 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2026, 12:07 BST
Authority reference: C4493
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-087697
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06faf3 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026

Contract details notice published
16 Sept 2026, 11:34 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
16 Sept 2026, 12:07 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £49,4711 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SmartBear (Ireland) Limited	£49,471 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

API, Test Design and Documentation Tooling · SmartBear (Ireland) Limited
Signed
24 Aug 2026
Value
£49,471
Period
24 Aug 2026 – 23 Sept 2029
Status
active
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Financial Conduct Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTYH-4442-XPRH 12 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SmartBear (Ireland) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDNZ-8944-QZNT Mayoralty House, Flood Street, Galway, IE, H91 P8PR, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Sept 2026, 12:07 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Sept 2026, 11:34 BST