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AME Payments - Strategic Platform and Product Development

Department for Work and Pensions

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27 Aug 2026 at 11:01

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions bought strategic platform and product development support for its digital payment teams within Core Digital Services. The requirement is for DDaT resources supporting the delivery of digital payment services, including IT consulting, software development, internet-related services and technical support. The work is associated with the AME Payments programme and is delivered across the United Kingdom and a wide international footprint, including the British Overseas Territories, the Channel Islands, Europe, the Isle of Man and the rest of the world. This is a public-sector digital and payments technology requirement, rather than a conventional construction works contract. It is relevant to technology consultancies, software engineering providers, digital delivery specialists and suppliers able to provide experienced teams for a government payments environment.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 26 May 2026 to Accenture (UK) Ltd. It was run as a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 26 March 2026 at 12:00. The award value is £8.5 million, against an estimated procurement range of £8.5 million to £10.625 million, all in GBP. The contract runs from 30 May 2026 to 29 May 2028. The Department for Work and Pensions selected one supplier. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and not reserved for voluntary, community or social enterprises. Evaluation was undertaken through the framework call-off process, with the published requirement focused on supplying DDaT resources for delivery by the Digital Payment teams.

This award demonstrates substantial, sustained demand from the Department for Work and Pensions for specialist digital delivery capability supporting public-sector payments. A credible future competitor would need to assemble skilled DDaT teams able to work across strategic platform development, product development, software engineering, technical consulting and operational support. Experience of delivering complex digital services in a government or similarly regulated payments environment would strengthen a supplier’s position, alongside the ability to integrate with established digital teams and manage delivery across a broad geographic footprint. The requirement is marked as suitable for SMEs, so a focused specialist, a consortium or an SME-led delivery model could be relevant where it can provide sufficient technical depth, delivery capacity and dependable programme support. The selected supplier’s large scale indicates the importance of organisational capacity as well as individual expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AME Payments - Strategic Platform and Product Development

Notice Description

This contract is to support the Department of Works and Pension (DWP) with the provision of DDaT resources across Core Digital Services (CDS) specifically supporting the Digital Payment teams in the delivery

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a4a6cee1-fb18-4eab-aa67-01d1d3028362
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af512443-0aa9-445d-9c36-bbdafc56d75d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,625,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£8,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
30 May 2026 - 29 May 2028 2-3 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
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
Postcode Area
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

Accenture (UK) Limited

Further Information

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