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title: "HCS Services Support"
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# HCS Services Support

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3a4514b5-4845-491c-92da-600c8fa0ad0f

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "HCS Services Support" is managed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), focusing on the provision of hardware consultancy services. This contract, with a value of £499,900, aims to enhance the operational capacity of the DWP through improved storage and technical delivery management capabilities. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, having been finalised with an active award made to Netcompany UK Limited on 24th October 2018. The contract is set to commence on 1st November 2018 and will run until 31st October 2020. The relevant procurement method employed was a selective approach through a call-off from a framework agreement in the North West region of England.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for IT service providers, particularly those specialising in consultancy related to hardware and computer-related services. Firms with expertise in storage solutions, UNIX systems, and technical delivery management are particularly well-suited to compete, especially should similar projects arise in the future. As the DWP seeks to automate processes and move towards a catalogue-based service provision, businesses that can demonstrate innovative solutions and efficiency improvements in their proposals will likely find success in these types of contracts.

## Notice

The OPH team required a supplier who could help in implementing a number of activities to expand the current OPH capacity and to automate future request compute and storage fulfilment (with the objective of removing the need for future contracts of this nature past this financial year by providing the DWP with 'catalogue' based service provision). The three key categories of outcomes from this supplier engagement are: 1. Storage and back up design and request delivery 2. Midrange design and request delivery (UNIX) 3. Requests for technical delivery management

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bdf6c1f-e2a5-498e-950c-f2e355191cdd |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Oct 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2018 - 31 Oct 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £499,900 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M2 3AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NETCOMPANY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
- 72500000 - Computer-related services

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2019 at 12:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bdf6c1f-e2a5-498e-950c-f2e355191cdd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bdf6c1f-e2a5-498e-950c-f2e355191cdd
  15th February 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/528acda6-1291-4e2a-9f6a-bba5b00bf34c
  Redacted Contract

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