Official UK procurement notice
Insolvency Practitioner (IP) Panel
Authority: Financial Conduct Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn certain situations, the FCA may seek to exercise its powers to apply to the court to appoint an insolvency practitioner (IP) over an authorised firm, to apply to replace an incumbent IP with a new IP, or to suggest a candidate IP for appointment by a firm.
We are seeking to establish a Panel of consulting and restructuring firms which can provide IPs to take on such appointments.
The Panel will exist for a term of four years.
Please note this is not a procurement to which the Procurement Act 2023 applies.
The purpose of this exercise is to establish a panel of Insolvency Practitioner Firms which provide practitioners with the requisite skills and experience to be appointed in the event of the insolvency of an authorised firm.
There will be no contracts between the FCA and panel firms, nor will firms receive any payments from FCA funds.
Bidders will need to register on the FCA's eProcurement system (Atamis) to respond to the RFP (atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗). Bidders should refer to the Atamis Supplier User Guide (services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗) for further information. If issues are experienced in accessing Atamis or any documents within Atamis you should contract their dedicated helpdesk on 029 2279 0052 or email at support@atamis.co.uk.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Financial consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£0
- Condition of participation
Conditions of participation are detailed within the Request for Proposal document available on Atamis.
Bidders will need to register on the FCA's eProcurement system (Atamis) to respond to the Tender (atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗). Bidders should refer to the Atamis Supplier User Guide (services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗) for further information. If issues are experienced in accessing Atamis or any documents within Atamis you should contract their dedicated helpdesk on 029 2279 0052 or email at support@atamis.co.uk.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Suppliers who best demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements, deliver social value, and offer competitive pricing will be appointed to the IP Panel. Further information is contained within the Request for Proposal document available on Atamis.
- Condition of participation
Conditions of participation are detailed within the Request for Proposal document available on Atamis.
Bidders will need to register on the FCA's eProcurement system (Atamis) to respond to the Tender (atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗). Bidders should refer to the Atamis Supplier User Guide (services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗) for further information. If issues are experienced in accessing Atamis or any documents within Atamis you should contract their dedicated helpdesk on 029 2279 0052 or email at support@atamis.co.uk.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:07 GMT
- Authority reference
C3691- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001477- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0601e7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Bidders will need to register on the FCA's eProcurement system (Atamis) to respond to the Tender (atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗). Bidders should refer to the Atamis Supplier User Guide (services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗) for further information. If issues are experienced in accessing Atamis or any documents within Atamis you should contract their dedicated helpdesk on 029 2279 0052 or email at support@atamis.co.uk.
Timeline
8 Jan 2026 → 12 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published292 days ago8 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Latest notice published287 days ago13 Jan 2026, 12:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by278 days ago22 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline264 days ago5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts230 days ago12 Mar 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026- Tender notice published8 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Jan 2026, 12:07 GMTUK4
Published amendments (1)
To clarify the description of the services provided.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender