Statistical Notices update the definitions and guidance contained in the Banking Statistics Yellow Folder
The Bank of England is pleased to announce the availability of a BEEDS User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment for both statistical reporting firms and software houses to test Bank of England Statistical Taxonomy v1.3.1 FINAL.
The UAT environment will be open from 30 March to 17 April 2026 and will be the last UAT Window before the LIVE submissions for end-May 2026 data, due from mid-June 2026.
As part of this UAT window, the Bank of England will update the published list of recognised software houses for statistical reporting via the BEEDS portal.
To become a recognised software house, you are required to submit a valid file for every statistical entry point, containing valid data. Although submitting Form IP is not mandatory at this time, you are strongly encouraged to submit valid Form IP files. These submissions will be specifically reflected on the website when the list of recognised software houses is published.
Access to the BEEDS UAT environment does not grant access to the BEEDS LIVE environment.
Upon completion of the UAT window, submissions will be validated by the Bank of England. You will be notified via email once your submissions have been successfully reviewed.
As part of the User Acceptance Testing process, the Bank of England may load some of the test files submitted to verify the validity of submissions.
Please be reminded that use of the Bank of England’s name in any promotional or marketing material (including press releases) requires prior approval from the Bank’s Press Office.
Further details on the Bank of England’s recognised Software House list can be found on the Statistical Reporting page of our website.
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