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# DAC 137/21 - DoH - Access to pensions legislative database

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dac-137-21-doh-access-to-pensions-legislative-database-ocds-h6vhtk-02eeb7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health, Workforce Policy Directorate – Pensions Unit: "DAC 137/21 - DoH - Access to pensions legislative database". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health, Workforce Policy Directorate – Pensions Unit](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-workforce-policy-directorate-pensions-u-GB-FTS-32485)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £276,800 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02eeb7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dac-137-21-doh-access-to-pensions-legislative-database-ocds-h6vhtk-02eeb7#tl-md)

## Description
The Department require an up to date (and constantly updated) legislative database with full searchable functionality and the ability to trace complex amendments. This service will also provide access to the other health service pension schemes legislation for comparison purposes. The required service is currently provided by Pendragon through Perspective, their legal and regulatory information service for the UK pensions industry. The contract will be for a period of 3 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The Department require an up to date (and constantly updated) legislative database with full searchable functionality and the ability to trace complex amendments. This service will also provide access to the other health service pension schemes legis...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 026442-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-32486`
  - Value: £136,800 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `027584-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **WILMINGTON PUBLISHING INFORMATION LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-33490`
  - Value: £140,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £140,000
  - Signed Date: 03/11/2021

- **Contract:** 026442-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £136,800
  - Signed Date: 20/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027584-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-03T15:55:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:55:29.208Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02eeb7