Notice Information
Notice Title
Debtwire Subscription
Notice Description
Provision of Debtwire subscription to TPR. This contract includes an automatic renewal clause. This contract has a 12-month notice period. The contract value figures within this notice are estimates due to the 12-month notice period mentioned above.
Procurement Information
The direct award justification relied up to award the contract falls under single suppliers, para 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons only Debtwire can supply the specific service required and there are no reasonable alternatives to those services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05153d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034586-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £113,603 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £113,603 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 22 Jun 2026 - 22 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE PENSIONS REGULATOR
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- acommercial@tpr.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRIGHTON
- Postcode
- BN1 6AF
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Electoral Ward
- Preston Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034586-2025
24th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023930-2025
21st May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022009-2025
16th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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