Awarded contract

Research Services (Benchmarking the Value of XBRL and structured data in an AI-Driven Reporting Environment)

Details

Buyer: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED
Supplier(s): Lancaster University
Value: £67,500
Duration: 4 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 21 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE An award of a contract for research services to benchmark the value of XBRL in an AI-driven reporting environment. The study will assess how structured data, including XBRL, performs in comparison with equivalent disclosures presented in PDF and HTML formats. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published21 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date21 September 2026
Next: Contract expiry date27 January 2027in 3 months

About the buyer

The Financial Reporting Council is a public sector organisation that buys as a central government body. A procurement team within Corporate Services handles its purchasing. Suppliers are expected to follow good practice in information security, financial management and business continuity.

Over the past 5 years, most of Financial Reporting Council's contract awards have been in research and development, business services and IT services.

Decision makers

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