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Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services Contract - RM3804

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

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28 Apr 2025 at 14:47

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Summary of the contracting process

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), located in London, has completed the award stage for the Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services Contract (RM3804) in the software programming and consultancy services category. The contract, procured through a call-off from Technology Services 2 framework agreement, has been awarded to Capgemini UK PLC for the development of essential digital architecture components for the Pensions Dashboards Programme. Initially valued at £56,979,971, with an increase of £15,000,000, the contract spans from September 3, 2021, to September 2, 2028, encompassing work across the UK and broader regions such as Europe and the Channel Islands. The procurement method was selective, aiming to ensure high interoperability with existing systems to meet the statutory deadline of 31 October 2026 for pension providers' connection to the dashboards.

This procurement offers significant growth opportunities for companies specialising in software consultancy and digital architecture services. While the initial contract work has been exclusively awarded to Capgemini due to the complex interoperability needs, future subcontracting opportunities may arise for businesses possessing specialised technical skills or innovative solutions compatible with existing infrastructure. Small to medium enterprises, although not directly involved due to contract size and requirements, could focus on niche areas of service provision or consultancy that complement the existing architecture, thereby positioning themselves as valuable contributors in this regulatory-driven digital transformation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services Contract - RM3804

Notice Description

The Pension Schemes Act 2021 and The Pensions Dashboards Regulations 2022 (as amended by The Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023) sets out the requirement for pension providers and schemes to connect to the pension dashboards system. It also empowers the Money and Pensions Service ("MaPS") through the Pensions Dashboards Programme ("PDP"), to create pensions dashboards standards with the approval of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The legislation sets out a single statutory long-stop connection deadline of 31 October 2026 (the "Statutory Deadline"). MaPS is party to a Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services contract (the "Contract") with Capgemini UK PLC ("CG") to deliver the major components of the digital architecture, including the pension finder service (PFS), the consent and authorisation service, and the governance register, that will enable the PDP to operate. The Contract was procured via a call off from RM3084 - Technology Services 2. The Contract as awarded contains two optional extension periods of 1 year each The value of the Contract has now been uplifted by PS15,000,000 for additional services, which are now necessary for successful project delivery, that were not included in the original contract award. Additional work is required under the Contract to develop the central digital architecture to include key components required to ensure that the programme can enable pension providers and schemes to meet their statutory obligations. Namely, to connect to the dashboards system by the statutory deadline of 31 October 2026, having regard to the staged timetable in guidance issued by DWP, and to maintain that connection. This has resulted in new Statements of Work ("SoW") being awarded to CG for the additional work required, charged as "time and materials", and an increase in value of PS15,000,000 (approximately 26%). CG as the incumbent supplier is the only provider who can undertake these additional SOW under the Contract. This is due to technical reasons due to the requirements of interoperability with the existing ecosystem equipment and installations. Introducing an alternative provider for the additional services would require: * knowledge transfer and upskilling, over a relatively short timescale, of the existing technology build that they would be doing additional development work on; * a period of dual running of personnel during onboarding to enable knowledge transfer between roles; and * additional management overhead, due to managing multiple suppliers for delivery. MaPS is therefore satisfied that any change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience, delay and additional cost to the programme and would put the connection of pension providers and schemes by their statutory Deadline at substantial risk. Therefore, this notice is issued to update the revised contract award notice 8bcf5892-9c31-4e44-a23a-82e1fd4e6e0c with the new Total Contract Value.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-65774856-c988-4743-9498-25f03e8a6344
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d935a534-5342-49fd-9069-c50515aacf36
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£71,979,971 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£56,979,971 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 May 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20214 years ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 2021 - 2 Sep 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9NA
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CAPGEMINI

Further Information

Notice Documents

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