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Published 22 Apr 2025

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Dev Ops Service

Authority: Department for Work and Pensions

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000)
Published contract value£1,125,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Mar 2028
Awarded to Layer 7 Limited
Contract starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of a wider strategy to build a future operating state, Benefit Payments Services (VMER Services) require optimisation of their current digital services to align with DWP Cloud First objectives. The BPS estate hosts the VMER applications and is built using Cobol with the use of Ansible to build the current Cloud Platform.

The scope of this service optimisation is based on an existing AWS Cloud Platform and will include build, design and release, aligning with GDS digital principles (Discovery/Alpha/Beta)

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
tender_470532/1471412
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Published tender value
£1,500,000.00
Min Value
£1,125,000.00
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    28 Mar 2025
  2. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025
  3. Notice published
    22 Apr 2025
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Layer 7 LimitedSupplier Ashington Workspace, Lintonville Parkway, Ashington, England, NE63 9JZ
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-6900c518-3767-42df-b72b-9295b60f1758-2025-04-22T11:59:02+01:00
Published
22 Apr 2025
Latest update
22 Apr 2025
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-6900c518-3767-42df-b72b-9295b60f1758
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-6900c518-3767-42df-b72b-9295b60f1758-1