Official UK procurement notice
DWP Disaster Emergency Payments Service (DEPS)
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision is for a payment contingency service.
CPV: Banking services · Financial and insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Disaster Emergency Payments Service is required to provide a contingency service in…AwardedPublished value£2,500,000
Disaster Emergency Payments Service is required to provide a contingency service in the event that DWP suffers a catastrophic event that means DWP are unable to prepare or issue BACS payment files, resulting in the inability of DWP to make customer benefit and pension payments.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Jun 2022, 17:13 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2023, 12:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ITT_21728- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004481- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0342e1Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page). For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk. DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Submission deadline
- 5 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 5 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
Timeline
23 Jun 2022 → 14 Feb 2023 · 4 dates- Next notice expected23 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
- Bids opened5 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
- Notice published14 Feb 2023, 12:12 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2022- Published value updated to £2,500,0004 Aug 2022, 19:23 BSTwas £1
- Status changed to active4 Aug 2022, 19:23 BST
- Procurement method changed4 Aug 2022, 19:23 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST4 Aug 2022, 19:23 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Aug 2022, 19:23 BST
- Status changed to complete14 Feb 2023, 12:12 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Feb 2023, 12:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocalink International Ltd | £2,670,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DWP Disaster Emergency Payments Service (DEPS) · Vocalink International Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2023
- Value
- £2,670,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vocalink International LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria