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title: "Development and Live Support of the DWP Digital Children's Platform"
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# Development and Live Support of the DWP Digital Children's Platform

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d2a3b26a-e7d0-461c-adfc-b8b00eeb4385

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions is seeking to engage suppliers for the project titled "Development and Live Support of the DWP Digital Children's Platform." This procurement falls under the IT services category and is located in the United Kingdom. The procurement process is at the Award stage, having been published on 7 February 2019, with the contract awarded to Tata Consultancy Services Limited for a total value of £36,000,000. The contract period commenced on 1 October 2018 and is set to conclude on 30 September 2020.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in digital services, particularly those with expertise in application development and live support. Companies that can provide flexible teams of technical specialists are particularly well-suited to compete, as the buyer aims to leverage a mix of internal and external capabilities. The selective procurement method indicates that the buyer is looking for proven suppliers who can deliver complex service outcomes effectively, thus creating a competitive environment for quality service providers in the technology sector.

## Notice

In accordance with its strategic objective the Buyer intends to operate with a mixed delivery model consisting of both a core team which will be supplemented by supplier Digital teams delivering service outcomes. The Call-Off Contract will provide flexible capacity and capability to support the Buyer by providing Digital teams that comprise of technical specialists and can deliver outcomes in the areas of: Development services necessary to satisfy the requirements for application development/change/repair across a series of releases; Live Support services necessary to satisfy the requirements for a stable performant production application services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13d190cf-5884-4d06-a29e-1aa447f2e44e |
| 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 | 7 Feb 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £36,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £36,000,000 |
| 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 | 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 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2019 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13d190cf-5884-4d06-a29e-1aa447f2e44e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13d190cf-5884-4d06-a29e-1aa447f2e44e
  7th February 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6008a795-41a4-411c-9384-4561e4b74767
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