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DWP Contingency Payment Service - Lot 1 Short Term Payments Contingency (STPC)

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions is procuring the DWP Contingency Payment Service - Lot 1 Short Term Payments Contingency. This relates to financial and insurance services with banking services included. The procurement is open, with a tender period ending on 27th March 2022. The contract period starts from 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2025. The DWP seeks a Sponsor Bank to support the service, aiming to transform BACS payments into Faster Payments to ensure timely benefit/pension payments, with the solution available from 1st July 2022.

This opportunity can benefit businesses offering financial and banking services, especially those experienced with payment processing solutions. With a focus on financial and insurance services, this tender provides a significant contract value of £990,000 GBP. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this open procedure procurement. The location for delivery spans various territories, including British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom.

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Notice Title

DWP Contingency Payment Service - Lot 1 Short Term Payments Contingency (STPC)

Notice Description

This procurement is for the provision of the DWP Payment Contingency Services and a Sponsor Bank. This awarded contract relates to Lot 1 - STPC. A Sponsor Bank is required to support the functionality of the Payment Contingency Services. Without a Sponsor Bank in place, the Payment Contingency Services is unable to operate. This contingency service is invoked in situations when there is a delay with release of the BACS payment file, which contains benefit and pension payments and the Department's ability to make payment on time is threatened. The service transforms BACS payments into Faster Payments to ensure customers receive their benefit/pension entitlement on their due date, reducing reputational risk and satisfying the Secretary of State's obligation. The end to end Payment Contingency service requires two separate components, these are: - LOT 1 - A service to reformat BACS payments into Faster Payments for onward submission into the Faster Payment infrastructure - LOT 2 - A Sponsor Bank for the settlement of funds with the Bank of England. DWP makes circa. 2.5m payments per day and pays over PS3.7bn per week. The end to end solution must be available from 01/07/22.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8186809f-ec1f-422b-bb58-f100a1fc4ba8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c92a3657-6bbe-46e0-a3fd-9ba702d8bedd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

66110000 - Banking services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£990,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,972,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
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

VOCALINK INTERNATIONAL

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