UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

FSCS employees can travel anywhere in the world, including less developed geographies, requiring a higher degree of monitoring and assistance in a worst-case scenario. FSCS require a traveller security provider with the most extensive coverage in the market. Therefore, a FSCS in direct awarding to the successful provider needed assurance that FSCS would be able to discharge its responsibilities in a timely, safe, effective manner

Provision of a Risk and Resilience Tool for 12 months while FSCS determine a long term requirements of a solution that will suport FSCS throughout the life of the new strategy when it is launched.

FSCS is seeking to appoint a Provider to undertake an external Board evaluation. Following the Corporate Governance Code this exercise must be done every three years and reported in the annual report and accounts.

FSCS seeks to procure the services of a Public Relations, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relation Agency to provide public relations, social media, public affairs and stakeholder management support. The successful supplier will deliver a fully integrated comprehensive communications strategy and programme to build and maintain the reputation of FSCS among its audience including; •providing strategic advice and support on development of consumer themes, plans and tactics, on corporate issues and in relation to stakeholder engagement. •provide strategic advice, support and delivery on Public Relations, Public Affairs and stakeholder activities The Contract will be for an initial 3 years with the option to extend on 2 occasions for periods of up to 12 months on each occasion (maximum length of contract to be 5 years)

Handling of FSCS protected claims in respect of Independent Insurance Company Ltd.

The scope of the services are: * Deposit Claims Processing * Advice Claims Processing * Overflow Customer Contact *Support Services

Provision of strategic market research services to include brand & communications research, customer experience research & design and policy and stakeholder research (Lot 1) and in-house market research (Lot 2).

Provision of professional legal services under a multi-provider, multi-lot Framework Agreement. The Framework consists of three Lots; General English Law, Scots Law and Employment law and ancillary legal services.

The success of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme is dependent upon the calibre of people employed by our business and, as such, we are committed to the recruitment and selection of colleagues with the right blend of skills, qualifications, competencies, experience, knowledge and attitude. The Framework will facilitate provision of HR specialist services under the following three ‘Lots’ , details of which are set out at below: •Lot 1: Specialist Recruitment & Selection (Niche) and Supply of Temporary Personnel Services •Lot 2: Staff Talent Management and Leadership Development Services •Lot 3: Executive and wider staff coaching services: * Lot 3a: Executive coaching (Board, CEO and “C-Suite”), *Lot 3b Leadership Coaching (Senior Leaders and Managers) *Lot 3c: Team & Group coaching *Lot 3d: Individual employee coaching

A Managed Security Operation Centre with SIEM capability covering 24 hours, 7 days a week operation monitoring FSCS services to meet the Service Levels provided in the ITT

***AWARDED VIA ESPO FRAMEWORK (MANAGED TRAINING SERVICES Framework 383_21 - Lot **** Managed Service Provider who o can deliver access to learning and development opportunities to support and collaborate with the in-house team of HR professionals (The People Team).

FSCS has procured Financial Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting solution. The new solution would support the business to do the following: •Prepare regular forecasts and annual budgets of all cost and revenue accounts in a simple and easily updatable manner; •Prepare regular forecasts of non-financial information e.g. headcount and claims volumes; •Monitor actuals against budget and forecasts enabling management to easily identify, understand and report variances; •Allocation of costs (actuals and forecast) to several categories e.g. for activity-based costing analysis and to various funding categories for levy calculations; and •Report to senior management, Board and externally. This includes licences, implementation and annual support and maintenance

FSCS has appointed Service Provider for a new Telephone Cloud Service Solution, this will cover licences, implementation, and support & maintenance.

The Scheme wishes to competitively tender for an internal audit partner reporting into the Audit Committee. This will include internal audit services, input into the annual internal audit plan, development of internal audit strategy and / or methodologies, advice, benchmarking and external good practice on governance, risk management and internal control, benchmarking and quality assurance of internal audit performance, specialist internal audit assurance and advisory service e.g. IT audit. The partner will use its own internal audit methodology, its own quality assurance process and will produce reports and working papers under its own branding.