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title: "Strategic Modernisation Analytical Tool Viya Migration"
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# Strategic Modernisation Analytical Tool Viya Migration

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e12de1ee-9aaa-4eb5-b0e2-33ec155e2e9c

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions has recently awarded a contract for the "Strategic Modernisation Analytical Tool Viya Migration" project. The contract falls under the IT services category and involves migrating existing SAS artefacts, projects, and datasets to SAS Viya. The procurement method used was selective, with a contract value of £1,794,038. The tender period ended on 31st May 2024, and the contract runs from 3rd June 2024 to 28th March 2025.

This procurement process by the Department for Work and Pensions creates opportunities for service providers in IT consulting, software development, and support industries to participate. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this contract. Businesses with expertise in SAS platforms and data migration services would be well-suited to compete in this competitive procurement opportunity.

## Notice

The Department of Work and Pension want to modernise their SAS 9.4 analytical platform to SAS Viya as part of Strategic Modern Analytical Tooling project. To achieve this objective, existing processes including SAS artefacts, SAS Enterprise Guide projects and SAS datasets need to be migrated to SAS Viya. In addition, new use cases identified by the Analytical Community that leverage the analytical capabilities of SAS Viya need to be built on the new platform

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3aecbd9-c709-4414-b56c-cde3279fc9b0 |
| 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 | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 2 Jun 2024 - 28 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,794,038 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £897,019 |
| 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 | BLACKPOOL |
| Post town | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAS SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2024 at 14:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3aecbd9-c709-4414-b56c-cde3279fc9b0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3aecbd9-c709-4414-b56c-cde3279fc9b0
  10th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6f5e3906-561f-4144-bfb7-134b0dad857a
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