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Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services

Money and Pensions Service

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Summary of the contracting process

The Money and Pensions Service is procuring central digital architecture and associated software programming and consultancy services for its Pensions Dashboards Programme. The work covers major components of the pensions dashboards ecosystem: the Pension Finder Service, Consent and Authorisation Service, and Governance Register. The purpose is to design, implement and support the technical ecosystem that enables pension providers and schemes to connect to pensions dashboards. Delivery is across the UK. The requirement involves continuing and extending a critical public digital service, including technical work for public beta and live-service readiness, service stabilisation and transition planning. It is suited to organisations with experience delivering large-scale, interoperable government or regulated-sector digital platforms and integrating new technical services with an existing live ecosystem.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Capgemini UK plc. It was let through a limited call-off mini-competition under the Technology Services 2 framework, without a separate public call for competition; price was the stated award criterion, one bid was recorded, and the contract was signed on 3 August 2021. The original service period started on 3 September 2021 and was due to end on 2 September 2026, with two optional 12-month extensions. Three active contract values are recorded for the same requirement: £56,979,971, £71,979,971 after a £15 million uplift for additional services, and £78,919,971 after a further modification. The latest modification extends delivery from 3 September 2026 to 2 September 2027 and adds £4.01 million of existing-scope services plus £2.93 million of additional technical services.

For a future competitor, this award demonstrates demand for suppliers able to deliver and operate complex central digital architecture in a regulated public-service environment. Credible capability would include software programming and consultancy, design and integration of interoperable services, secure handling of consent and authorisation, governance and register functions, and operation of services relied on by multiple external organisations. The requirement also points to the need for teams that can stabilise an existing technical platform, prepare it for public beta and live operation, manage transition planning and provide continuity while extending an incumbent-built ecosystem. Strong technical knowledge transfer, rapid mobilisation, coordinated multi-disciplinary delivery and the capacity to manage operational, cost and programme risks would be important when competing for comparable work from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services

Notice Description

The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP), set up by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), has responsibility for designing and implementing the ecosystem which will make pensions dashboards work. This contract will deliver the major components of the digital architecture, including the pension finder service (PFS), the consent and authorisation service, and the governance register.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Government is delivering pensions dashboards through the Pension Schemes Act 2021, the Pensions Dashboards Regulations 2022 (as amended) and related legislation. This framework requires pension providers and schemes to connect to the pensions dashboards ecosystem and empowers the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to provide the Central Digital Architecture (CDA). The statutory connection deadline is 31 October 2026. MaPS' CDA Contract with Capgemini UK plc delivers the core components of the pensions' dashboards ecosystem, including the Pension Finder Service, Consent and Authorisation Service and Governance Register. The Contract was awarded through the Technology Services 2 Framework (RM3804), commenced on 3 September 2021, and includes two optional one-year extension periods beyond the initial term ending on 2 September 2026.

Options: 2 x 12 month contract extensions available.

Procurement Information

This contract was awarded as a call off via a mini-competition from Crown Commercial Service framework RM3084 (Technology Services 2). Therefore awarding without a public call for competition is compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050be4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089379-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£207,879,913 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9AB
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH24 Bedford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Capgemini UK plc

Further Information

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