# SECURITIES AND
FUTURES COMMISSION
證券及期貨事務監察委員會

Invitation to Tender for Provision of IT Contractors (May 2026)
- Contract Assistant Manager (AM) - AI Implementation
- Contract Senior Business Systems Analyst (SBSA)

17 December 2025

Contents

• Purpose [3]
• Available Positions [3]
• Other Terms And Conditions [5]
• Proposal Format [6]
• Fees Quotation Format [6]
• Confidentiality [7]
• Conflict of Interest [7]
• Prevention of Bribery [7]
• How To Submit Proposal [8]
• Queries Regarding This ITT [8]
• Appendix A – Confidentiality Acknowledgement [10]

Purpose

The purpose of this Invitation To Tender (“ITT”) is to invite prospective service vendors to submit proposals to provide:

1. Contract Assistant Manager - AI Implementation x 1;
2. Contract Senior Business Systems Analyst x 1;

to the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) for a 12-month period (from May 2026 to April 2027) with an option to extend upon contract expiry.

Available Positions

1. Contract Assistant Manager (AM) - AI Implementation (x 1)

(a) The Position

• We are looking for a Contract Assistant Manager with hands-on experience in both traditional and generative AI to join our IT AI Implementation team.
• In this position, you will manage, design, provide support, and ensure quality for various internal AI initiatives.

(b) Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in technical support, software development and project management, preferably in AI-powered services or solutions.
• Proven, hands-on experience with AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic AI, Microsoft Copilot and other practical AI-powered solutions.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and familiarity with databases like Neo4j and MongoDB. Experience with leading AI development tools is required.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems and design effective AI solutions, including Generative AI, NLP and Computer Vision.
• Familiarity with cloud computing (e.g. AWS, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud) and their AI-related services.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good project management, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Chinese.
  (c) Responsibilities
• Deliver hands-on technical support and guidance for the deployment, integration and maintenance of AI applications across organisation.
• Assist in technical assessment and evaluation of third-party AI solutions, ensuring alignment with organisational needs and best practices.
• Identify and resolve technical issues related to AI platforms and applications, collaborating effectively with internal teams and external vendors.
• Collect and analyse business requirements and implement AI applications.
• Provide operational and technical support, including occasional after-hours system support as needed.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to ensure continuous improvement of AI solutions.
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks or projects as assigned.

2. Contract Senior Business Systems Analyst (SBSA) (x 1)
   (a) The Position

• The SBSA is responsible for business requirements documentation and project management to enable the IT and project teams to develop high quality solutions.
• The primary objective for the SBSA is to partner and collaborate with the business and technical teams to capture business related process, application, and analytical requirements, and translate them into functional/technical specifications. The SBSA also plays the key roles of a change leader to discover new opportunities and better ways to improve both the business and system processes.
  (b) Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in information systems, computer science, or related field.
• Six years of experience or more in business information system requirement analysis and IT related project management.
• Strong technical knowledge in case management and business process related system implementation, web-based solutions, cloud-based technologies, document management systems, data analytics platforms, and Microservices architecture.

• Advanced interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
  Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills. With a good command of
  spoken English and Chinese languages.
• Experienced in project and quality management. Competent in relevant
  methodologies (e.g. PMP, Agile) and standards (e.g. ISO), and
  experience in programming/scripting languages such as Java and
  Python is an advantage.
• Able to work either independently or closely with project teams.
  Proactive and confident.
  (c) Responsibilities
• Determine organisational and operational objectives by conducting
  business impact analysis, capturing and documenting requirements,
  evaluating and designing technical solution, and assisting in change
  management.
• Participate in and manage projects by identifying milestones, forming
  project teams, tracking activities, monitoring resources, resolving
  problems, recommending actions, and managing deliverables.
• Perform quality assurance activities, prepare end-user training and
  user guide materials, conduct user briefing sessions as part of the
  change management activities.
• Provide technical consultancy to different IT teams and business users
  by keeping abreast of the latest technologies, benchmarking best
  practices and principles, and participating in relevant educational
  workshops.
• Contribute to team effort by providing daily user support and training,
  promoting and adhering to IT strategy and organisational roadmaps,
  and building good relationships among IT, business partners, and
  other stakeholders.
• Assist in and carry out relevant administrative tasks, such as
  procurement, vendor management, contract management, budgets
  and funding, etc.
• Provide hotline support to the external participants on the electronic
  submission services of the SFC.
  Other Terms And Conditions

1. Payment will be made on a monthly basis.
2. The Agent shall only bill the SFC for the gratuity payment (if any) upon the end of
   the contract period with the conditions that all the contractual terms have been
   fulfilled, and the end of contract performance evaluation of the successful
   candidates are satisfactory.

3. If the Agent terminates the contract during the contract period, no gratuity will be paid. If the contract termination is initiated by the SFC, a pro-rata amount based on the actual service period provided over the contract term is payable to the Agent.

4. The successful candidate is required to sign an undertaking statement to abide by the SFC Staff Code of Conduct. He/she will be subject to background vetting by the police and ICAC, and required to disclose his/her securities and futures investment portfolio and ongoing transactions to the SFC.

5. The Agent must provide their latest audited accounts/financial statements.

6. The number of post count quoted above is included for indicative purpose. SFC reserves the right to employ none or any of the proposed contractors.

7. Cost for each contractor should be quoted separately.

8. In addition to public holidays, the successful candidate shall be entitled to 17 days of paid leave within the 12-month contract period. The Agent should pay for the above leave entitlement for the successful candidate. Leave applications will require approval by the reporting supervisor(s).

9. The Agent shall bear full responsibility of the welfare of the staff candidate contracted to the SFC. For tender evaluation purposes, the Agent should state clearly in the proposal the fringe benefits (e.g. provident fund, bonus) and any other measures offered to the candidates.

Proposal Format

10. The proposal should include, but not be limited to:
    10.1 an offer letter;
    10.2 the company’s latest audited accounts/financial statement;
    10.3 any exceptions to the requirements;
    10.4 a detailed CV of each proposed candidate, including the earliest available date;
    10.5 fees quotation.

Fees Quotation Format

11. The fee quotation must be submitted in the following prescribed format. Unless otherwise specified, the default currency is Hong Kong Dollar (HKD).

12. Format and sample:

Pos.	Name of candidates	(a) Candidate’s monthly take home pay (incl. employee’s MPF contribution)	(b) Agent’s monthly charge (incl. employer’s MPF contribution)	(c) Total monthly fee [a+b]	(d) End contract candidate’s take home gratuity pay^	(e) End contract Agent’s charge on gratuity^	(f) Total contract cost [c+12*d+e]	Total % of Agent fee** [(b*12+*0)/N]	A.L/ Yr#
AM	Mr. A	$45,000	$4,000	$49,000	$60,000	$10,000	$658,000	8.81%	20
SBSA	Mr. B	$40,000	$4,000	$44,000	$0	$0	$528,000	9.09%	17
SBSA	Ms. C	$35,000	$3,500	$38,500	$0	$0	$462,000	9.09%	17
^	Agent should provide details or the nature of the gratuity pay, e.g. bonus, cash incentives, performance pay, etc. This will be a one-time payment upon the contract expiry.
#	Annual leave per year
**	Fee quotation not provided in the above-prescribed format will be disqualified **
Confidentiality
13.	All information presented in or as a result of this Notice, including information disclosed by the SFC during the selection process, is to be considered strictly confidential. Information must not be released to external parties without the express written consent of the Commission.
14.	All responses and other materials submitted in response to this Notice will become the property of the SFC. The SFC assumes no obligation and shall incur no liability regarding confidentiality of all or any portion of a response or any other material submitted in response to this Notice unless expressly agreed in writing to protect specifically identified information.
15.	Submission without a signed copy of the Confidentiality Acknowledgement (Appendix A) will not be considered.
Conflict of Interest
16.	If the Agent or any of the proposed candidates have any interest which conflicts, or has the potential to conflict, with its duties to the SFC under the proposal, the Agent should clearly state this in its proposal. This requirement extends to the Agent’s associates, associated persons, group companies and each member of the Agent’s professional staff (and their associates and associated persons).
Prevention of Bribery
17.	The Agent shall prohibit its directors, employees, agents, and sub-contractors who are involved in this Notice from offering, soliciting or accepting any advantage as defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap 201 when conducting business in connection with this mandate.
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18. The Agent shall take all necessary measures (including by way of a code of
    conduct or contractual provisions where appropriate) to ensure that its directors,
    employees, agents and sub-contractors are aware of the prohibitions in this clause.

How To Submit Proposal

19. If your company is interested in providing such service, please submit one hardcopy
    of the proposal in a sealed plain envelope bearing no logo, and a softcopy on a
    DVD/USB. The softcopy should be saved in Adobe Acrobat format, i.e. PDF.
20. The proposal package should be marked with the reference “Provision of IT
    Contractor (May 2026)” and reach us before 2:00 pm, 7 January 2026 at:
    Tender Box
    Securities and Futures Commission
    54/F, One Island East
    18 Westlands Road
    Quarry Bay
    Hong Kong

Please note that the SFC will not accept late proposals.

Queries Regarding This ITT

21. For the position of AM, please contact:-
    Ms. Winnie Ho
    Manager
    Information Technology, Corporate Affairs
    Telephone : (852) 2231 1431
    Email: ****@sfc.hk

Or
Mr. Kenneth Wong
Senior Manager
Information Technology, Corporate Affairs
Telephone : (852) 2231 1690
Email: ****@sfc.hk

22. For the position of SBSA, please contact:-
    Ms. Yvonne Yip
    Manager
    Information Technology, Corporate Affairs
    Telephone : (852) 2231 1831
    Email: ****@sfc.hk

*Note: Please do not send more than:

| Max. no. of candidates | Post                                 |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 3                      | Contract Assistant Manager – AI Implementation |
| 3                      | Contract Senior Business Systems Analyst |

For each recommendation, please include a detailed resume, candidate name, the monthly charge rate, and the earliest available date. Companies not contacted for interview arrangement within two weeks from the tender closing date may consider their bid unsuccessful.

# Appendix A – Confidentiality Acknowledgement

## Acknowledgement and Undertaking

Acknowledgment in relation to the requirements for preservation of secrecy under section 378 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) ("SFO") and sections 76A to 76G of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Chapter 615 of the Laws of Hong Kong) ("AMLO"), and avoidance of conflict of interests under section 379 of the SFO and section 53ZTW of the AMLO (together, the "Specified Provisions").

Terms in this acknowledgement shall have the same meaning as defined in the SFO and/or the AMLO (as the case may be), unless otherwise defined herein.

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To: 

### I. Preservation of Secrecy Requirements

#### Section 378 of the SFO binds you and in particular subsection (1) of that section provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsection (13A), except in the performance of a function under, or for the purpose of carrying into effect or doing anything required or authorized under, any of the relevant provisions, a specified person—
(a) shall preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard to any matter coming to his knowledge by virtue of his appointment under any of the relevant provisions, or in the performance of any function under or in carrying into effect any of the relevant provisions, or in the course of assisting any other person in the performance of any function under or in carrying into effect any of the relevant provisions;
(b) shall not communicate any such matter to any other person; and
(c) shall not suffer or permit any other person to have access to any record or document which is in his possession by virtue of the appointment, or the performance of any such function under or the carrying into effect of any such provisions, or the assistance to the other person in the performance of any such function under or in carrying into effect any such provisions.

The term "specified person" is defined in section 378(15) of the SFO and means-
(a) the Commission;
(b) any person who is or was a member, an employee, or a consultant, agent or adviser, of the Commission; or
(c) any person who is or was -
(i) a person appointed under any of the relevant provisions;
(ii) a person performing any function under or carrying into effect any of the relevant provisions; or
(iii) a person assisting any other person in the performance of any function under or in carrying into effect any of the relevant provisions.

The term "relevant provisions" is defined in section 1, Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the SFO to include the provisions of the SFO.

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Sections 76A to 76G of the AMLO bind you and in particular sections 76B(1) and (2)
provide as follows:
(1) This section applies to—
(a) a matter that comes to a specified person’s knowledge in any of the following
circumstances—
(i) by virtue of the specified person’s appointment under the AMLO;
(ii) in the course of performing a function under, or carrying into effect, a
provision of the AMLO;
(iii) in the course of assisting another person in performing a function under,
or carrying into effect, a provision of the AMLO; and
(b) a record or document that has come into a specified person’s possession in
any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2) A specified person—
(a) must not communicate a matter referred to in subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) to
a person; and
(b) must not allow another person to have access to a record or document
referred to in subsection (1)(b).
The term “specified person” is defined in section 76A of the AMLO and includes-
(a) the Commission;
(b) a person who is or was a member, an employee, or a consultant, agent or
adviser, of the Commission; or
(c) a person who is or was—
(i) a person appointed under a provision of the AMLO;
(ii) a person performing a function under, or carrying into effect, a provision
of the AMLO; or
(iii) a person assisting another person in the performance of a function
under, or carrying into effect, a provision of the AMLO.
TAKE NOTICE THAT IF YOU CONTRAVENE SECTION 378(1) OF THE SFO YOU
COMMIT AN OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 378(10) OF THE SFO AND IF YOU
CONTRAVENE SECTION 76B(2) OF THE AMLO YOU COMMIT AN OFFENCE UNDER
SECTION 76B(3) OF THE AMLO. ANY PERSON WHO COMMITS AN OFFENCE
UNDER SECTION 378(10) OF THE SFO OR SECTION 76B(3) OF THE AMLO IS
LIABLE:
(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of HK$1,000,000 and to imprisonment
for two years; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine of HK$100,000 and to imprisonment for six
months.
II. Conflict of Interests
Section 379 of the SFO binds you and in particular subsections (1), (2) and (3) of
that section provide as follows:
(1) Subject to subsection (2), any member of the Commission or any person
performing any function under any of the relevant provisions shall not directly or
indirectly affect or cause to be effected, on his own account or for the benefit of
any other person, a transaction regarding any securities, structured product,
futures contract, leveraged foreign exchange contract, or an interest in any

securities, structured product, futures contract, leveraged foreign exchange
contract or collective investment scheme—
(a) which transaction he knows is or is connected with a transaction or a person
that is the subject of any investigation or proceedings by the Commission
under any of the relevant provisions or the subject of other proceedings under
any provision of the SFO; or
(b) which transaction he knows is otherwise being considered by the
Commission.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any transaction which a holder of securities or a
structured product effects or causes to be effected by reference to any of his
rights as such holder—
(a) to exchange the securities or structured product or to convert the securities or
structured product to another form of securities or structured product;
(b) to participate in a scheme of arrangement sanctioned by the Court of First
Instance under the OFC rules, the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) or the
relevant Ordinance;
(c) to subscribe for other securities or another structured product or dispose of a
right to subscribe for other securities or another structured product;
(d) to charge or pledge the securities or structured product to secure the
repayment of money;
(e) to realize the securities or structured product for the purpose of repaying
money secured under paragraph (d); or
(f) to realize the securities or structured product in the course of performing a
duty imposed by law.
(3) Any member of the Commission or any person performing any function under any
of the relevant provisions shall forthwith inform the Commission if, in the course of
performing any function under any such provisions, he is required to consider any
matter relating to—
(a) any securities, futures contract, leveraged foreign exchange contract,
structured product, or an interest in any securities, futures contract, leveraged
foreign exchange contract, collective investment scheme or structured
product -
(i) in which he has an interest;
(ii) in which a corporation, in the shares of which he has an interest, has an
interest; or
(iii) which-
(A) in the case of securities, is of or issued by the same issuer, and of
the same class, as those in which he has an interest;
(B) in the case of a futures contract, is interests, rights or property
based upon securities of or issued by the same issuer, and of the
same class, as those in which he has an interest; or
(C) in the case of a structured product, is interests, rights or property
based on a structured product of or issued by the same issuer, and
of the same class, as that in which he has an interest; or
(b) a person-
(i) by whom he is or was employed;
(ii) of whom he is or was a client;
(iii) who is or was his associate; or
(iv) whom he knows is or was a client of a person with whom he is or was
employed or who is or was his associate.

Please refer to Part I for the meaning of the term "relevant provisions".

### Section 53ZTW of the AMLO binds you and in particular subsections (1), (2) and (3) of that section provide as follows:

#### (1)
Any member of the Commission or any person performing any function under the AMLO (the member or person called in this section a **specified person**) must not directly or indirectly effect or cause to be effected, on the specified person's own account or for the benefit of any other person, a transaction regarding any virtual assets—
- (a) which transaction the specified person knows is, or is connected with a transaction or a person that is, the subject of any investigation or proceedings by the Commission under the AMLO; or
- (b) which transaction the specified person knows is otherwise being considered by the Commission.

#### (2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any transaction that a holder of virtual assets effects or causes to be effected by reference to any of their rights as such holder—
- (a) to participate in a scheme of arrangement sanctioned by the Court of First Instance under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622);
- (b) to charge or pledge the virtual assets to secure the repayment of money;
- (c) to realize the virtual assets for the purpose of repaying money secured under paragraph (b); or
- (d) to realize the virtual assets in the course of performing a duty imposed by law.

#### (3)
A specified person must inform the Commission if, in the course of performing any function under Part 5B of the AMLO, the specified person is required to consider any matter relating to—
- (a) any virtual assets—
  - (i) in which the specified person has an interest;
  - (ii) in which a corporation, in the shares of which the specified person has an interest, has an interest; or
  - (iii) that are of or issued by the same issuer as those in which the specified person has an interest; or
- (b) a person—
  - (i) by whom the specified person is or was employed;
  - (ii) of whom the specified person is or was a client;
  - (iii) who is or was the specified person’s associate; or
  - (iv) whom the specified person knows is or was a client of a person—
    - (A) with whom the specified person is or was employed; or
    - (B) who is or was the specified person’s associate.

### TAKE NOTICE THAT IF YOU, WITHOUT REASONABLE EXCUSE, CONTRAVENE SECTION 379(1) AND/OR SECTION 379(3) OF THE SFO, YOU COMMIT AN OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 379(4) OF THE SFO AND IF YOU, WITHOUT REASONABLE EXCUSE, CONTRAVENE SECTION 53ZTW(1) AND/OR SECTION 53ZTW(3) OF THE AMLO, YOU COMMIT AN OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 53ZTW(4) OF THE AMLO. ANY PERSON WHO COMMITS AN OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 379(4) OF THE SFO OR SECTION 53ZTW(4) OF THE AMLO IS LIABLE:
- (a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of HK$1,000,000 and to imprisonment for two years; or
- (b) on summary conviction to a fine of HK$100,000 and to imprisonment for six months.

In the Specified Provisions, the term “person” has the meaning attributed to it in section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Chapter 1 of the Laws of Hong Kong) which provides that “person” includes any public body and any body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, and this definition shall apply notwithstanding that the word “person” occurs in a provision creating or relating to an offence or for the recovery of any fine or compensation.

(I) I/We acknowledge that I/we have received and read carefully a copy of the Specified Provisions, and understand that these sections (in particular, sections 378(1) and 379(1), (2) and (3) of the SFO and sections 53ZTW(1), (2) and (3) and 76B(1) and (2) of the AMLO) impose statutory obligations on me/us. I/We further confirm that I/we understand and agree to be bound by the Specified Provisions.

(II) (1) I/We understand, acknowledge and agree that the Commission may terminate the engagement of me/us immediately if, in the Commission’s opinion:

(a) I/We or (where applicable) any of our personnel (including any officer, employee, agent or consultant) is engaging in, has engaged in or is about to engage in acts or activities:

(i) that constitute or are likely to constitute or cause the occurrence of an offence in Hong Kong (including any offence endangering national security);

(ii) which would be contrary to the interest of national security or would bring Hong Kong, its Government or the Commission into disrepute; or

(b) the continued engagement of me/us or (where applicable) any of our personnel or the continued performance of the service is contrary to the interest of national security.

(2) In the event that the engagement of me/us is terminated in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above, the Commission will not be liable to pay me/us any amount of money under the engagement.

Signature

Name / Entity name (as applicable)

Name of authorized signatory (in the case of an entity)

Title of authorized signatory (in the case of an entity)

Date
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Title

Date