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title: "Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services Contract - RM3804"
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buyer: "MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE"
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# Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services Contract - RM3804

Buyer: MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65774856-c988-4743-9498-25f03e8a6344

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## Summary

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), located in London, has completed the award stage for the Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services Contract (RM3804) in the software programming and consultancy services category. The contract, procured through a call-off from Technology Services 2 framework agreement, has been awarded to Capgemini UK PLC for the development of essential digital architecture components for the Pensions Dashboards Programme. Initially valued at £56,979,971, with an increase of £15,000,000, the contract spans from September 3, 2021, to September 2, 2028, encompassing work across the UK and broader regions such as Europe and the Channel Islands. The procurement method was selective, aiming to ensure high interoperability with existing systems to meet the statutory deadline of 31 October 2026 for pension providers' connection to the dashboards.

This procurement offers significant growth opportunities for companies specialising in software consultancy and digital architecture services. While the initial contract work has been exclusively awarded to Capgemini due to the complex interoperability needs, future subcontracting opportunities may arise for businesses possessing specialised technical skills or innovative solutions compatible with existing infrastructure. Small to medium enterprises, although not directly involved due to contract size and requirements, could focus on niche areas of service provision or consultancy that complement the existing architecture, thereby positioning themselves as valuable contributors in this regulatory-driven digital transformation.

## Notice

The Pension Schemes Act 2021 and The Pensions Dashboards Regulations 2022 (as amended by The Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023) sets out the requirement for pension providers and schemes to connect to the pension dashboards system. It also empowers the Money and Pensions Service ("MaPS") through the Pensions Dashboards Programme ("PDP"), to create pensions dashboards standards with the approval of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The legislation sets out a single statutory long-stop connection deadline of 31 October 2026 (the "Statutory Deadline"). MaPS is party to a Central Digital Architecture & Associated Services contract (the "Contract") with Capgemini UK PLC ("CG") to deliver the major components of the digital architecture, including the pension finder service (PFS), the consent and authorisation service, and the governance register, that will enable the PDP to operate. The Contract was procured via a call off from RM3084 - Technology Services 2. The Contract as awarded contains two optional extension periods of 1 year each The value of the Contract has now been uplifted by PS15,000,000 for additional services, which are now necessary for successful project delivery, that were not included in the original contract award. Additional work is required under the Contract to develop the central digital architecture to include key components required to ensure that the programme can enable pension providers and schemes to meet their statutory obligations. Namely, to connect to the dashboards system by the statutory deadline of 31 October 2026, having regard to the staged timetable in guidance issued by DWP, and to maintain that connection. This has resulted in new Statements of Work ("SoW") being awarded to CG for the additional work required, charged as "time and materials", and an increase in value of PS15,000,000 (approximately 26%). CG as the incumbent supplier is the only provider who can undertake these additional SOW under the Contract. This is due to technical reasons due to the requirements of interoperability with the existing ecosystem equipment and installations. Introducing an alternative provider for the additional services would require: * knowledge transfer and upskilling, over a relatively short timescale, of the existing technology build that they would be doing additional development work on; * a period of dual running of personnel during onboarding to enable knowledge transfer between roles; and * additional management overhead, due to managing multiple suppliers for delivery. MaPS is therefore satisfied that any change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience, delay and additional cost to the programme and would put the connection of pension providers and schemes by their statutory Deadline at substantial risk. Therefore, this notice is issued to update the revised contract award notice 8bcf5892-9c31-4e44-a23a-82e1fd4e6e0c with the new Total Contract Value.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d935a534-5342-49fd-9069-c50515aacf36 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2021 - 2 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £71,979,971 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £56,979,971 |
| 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 | MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2025 at 14:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d935a534-5342-49fd-9069-c50515aacf36

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d935a534-5342-49fd-9069-c50515aacf36
  28th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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