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title: "Strategic Central Cloud Platform Team Services"
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# Strategic Central Cloud Platform Team Services

Buyer: DWP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-de3f992f-4776-40e6-8ef3-601be2bf0fa5

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) procured strategic cloud platform team services: a supplier team to provide cloud platform services, covering knowledge transfer and handover from DWP’s existing team; platform roadmapping, delivery and handover; environment reviews and ongoing maintenance; architecture assurance; and engineering and DevOps. The work is associated with DWP’s site at Peel Park, Blackpool, with a delivery address also recorded in the North West. This is a specialist IT services requirement combining ongoing platform operations and assurance with engineering and transition work. DWP is the buying organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Accenture (UK) Ltd on 11 September 2026. The award value is £12,128,360. The estimated procurement value was £12,128,360 to £18,192,540. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 13 September 2028. DWP used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. The recorded submission deadline was 10 September 2026. The published information does not set out an evaluation basis or detailed eligibility requirements beyond the stated SME suitability.

This award demonstrates DWP’s demand for an integrated cloud platform team able to take over services from an incumbent team, maintain environments, shape and deliver a platform roadmap, provide architecture assurance, and deliver engineering and DevOps. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to demonstrate strong cloud platform operations alongside architecture, software engineering and automation capability, and the capacity to manage transition and handover without disrupting ongoing services. Experience working within a large public-sector technology environment would be relevant to the scope described. The award went to a large supplier, while the procurement was also marked as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller firms may be relevant where they can evidence the necessary technical breadth and delivery capacity, directly or through a delivery partnership.

## Notice

This Call-Off Contract is for the Supplier to provide a Cloud Platform Team and provide the Services as detailed in Schedule 1 - a summary of the services are: 1. Fabric as a Service - covering knowledge trans fer and handover from the existing DWP team 2. Platforms Services - covering the roadmap, de livery and handover from the existing DWP team 3. Environment Review and ongoing maintenance 4. Architecture Assurance across Platforms 5. Engineering and DevOps Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21131623-c5ff-4e2f-b8af-8bdd8b5213f7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 13 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,192,540 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £12,128,360 |
| 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 | DWP |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Postcode area | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY4 5ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Stanley |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Accenture (UK) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 15:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21131623-c5ff-4e2f-b8af-8bdd8b5213f7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21131623-c5ff-4e2f-b8af-8bdd8b5213f7
  25th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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