BAU Services Relating to the FCA Handbook

The FCA Handbook website contract provisions include but are not restricted to:

•Publishing and updating content on the website

•Ongoing technical and development support to improve the design or usability of the website

•Providing Management Information to the FCA to enable them to monitor the service

•Providing Handbook content to licensees

•Offering a print subscription for users.

The current solution is in the form of a website platform that the FCA uses to publish content e.g. legal instruments. The platform allow users to:

— View individual legal instruments and the consolidated version of all of the legal instruments making up the past, current and future FCA Handbook;

— Download and print content on the website;

— Provide feedback on the website functionality, its content and raise technical issues;

— Order printed copies of the Handbook.

The current supplier provides the following services:

— Quickly and accurately publish content on the website and consolidate legal instruments into website content;

— Provide users with a printed copy of the Handbook upon request and technical support for the website;

— Provide the FCA with management information, analytics and master copies of the consolidated content;

— Provide third party licensees with Handbook content;

— Enable specific FCA users of the Handbook to directly edit some content of the Handbook. Additional information: The Notice is for the extension of the current business as usual provisions with TSO. Total value of extension is £1,026,432.32.

A procurement exercise will be undertaken in 2022 for the renewal of this contract commencing 2023.