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title: "DWP Business Audit - ecm11507"
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# DWP Business Audit - ecm11507

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f64eedf8-18b0-4b00-b60e-254971d30acb

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently awarded a contract for the project titled "DWP Business Audit - ecm11507" in the IT services category. The procurement stage was completed with Opencast Software Ltd. being the successful supplier. The contract has a total value of £2,022,232 and a contract period extending from December 6, 2023, to March 31, 2025. The procurement method used was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on December 5, 2023, and the project is located in the North West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents a significant business opportunity for companies operating in IT services, particularly those providing consulting, software development, Internet services, and support. Businesses with experience in delivering data management solutions aligned with cloud migration standards would be well-suited for this opportunity. The contract with DWP aims to enable data providers to share audit data in a standardised way, creating future opportunities for additional SRA components. Companies looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector IT services market should consider engaging with DWP for potential future collaborations and contracts.

## Notice

Data and Analytics, (D&A) is a key en-abler organisation for the delivery of the DWP Digital and Data transfor-mation Strategies. D&A's DWP Busi-ness Audit has responsibility for ena-bling the overall data management, receipt, processing, secure storage and management of Business Audit data in such a way that aligns with the standards and requirements of DWPs Strategic Reference Architecture (SRA) cloud migration. The intention is to procure a Supplier to deliver the capability for data pro-viders to share audit data in an SRA standard way, which will be onboarded as audit data for our customers to in-terrogate. There will be at least one data provider onboarded using this new capability and a product roadmap of future SRA components lined up - the product roadmap will be created and owned by the DWP Business Audit Product Manager.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/722f2c83-d8ee-4a27-9671-c209d85a051d |
| 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 | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 6 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,546,406 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,022,232 |
| 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 | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

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

- 18 Dec 2023 at 11:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/722f2c83-d8ee-4a27-9671-c209d85a051d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/722f2c83-d8ee-4a27-9671-c209d85a051d
  18th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/69ec3957-039b-4d20-9f41-fe1527a21276
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