Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 23 Sept 2022, 10:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DWP Notification Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: DWP - Digital Channels (Central government)

Services
Planned pipeline value£15,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Jan 2023from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for Works & Pensions (DWP) has a requirement to issue c6.8 million SMS messages per week to its customers. This service is currently provided through a centralised government function acting on behalf of the DWP and other government departments.

The DWP is keen to get a better understanding of the market and looks to undertake market analysis through issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to interested parties to shape the Department’s commercial strategy before any further actions are taken.

CPV: Customer services · Electronic message and information services · Electronic message services · Short Message Service (SMS) services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Sept 2022, 10:52 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2022, 10:52 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026657
Classification (CPV)
Customer servicesElectronic message and information servicesElectronic message servicesShort Message Service (SMS) services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036ade Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:227448)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Sept 2022 → 31 Jan 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Sept 2022, 10:52 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    31 Jan 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DWP - Digital Channels

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 2 St Peters square, Manchester, UK, M2 3AAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.