Official UK procurement notice
DWP Open Banking · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to a future opportunity with specific requirements related to Open Banking services for use by DWP customers.
Universal Credit (UC) is a benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It helps citizens with their daily living costs – those that are out of work or in work and have low earnings.
Citizens need to register online and provide various details about their circumstances including information on their earnings, housing, money, savings and investments. These are required to confirm eligibility to receive UC and calculate the amount to be paid.
In October 2024, UC started a trial for Open Banking providing citizens with a secure and simple online process to share bank balance and transaction data. This removes the need to provide paper statements in Job Centers or upload them to the UC service.
DWP is now looking for a strategic supplier for Open Banking who will partner with UC to provide:
The ability for citizens to share bank balance and transaction details for all their bank accounts;
The ability to verify bank accounts for a citizen.
The use cases noted above are not exhaustive and DWP may wish to access additional Open Banking products based on future market developments.
The chosen supplier should therefore be open to future provision of these services, as DWP identifies further Open Banking opportunities.
The chosen supplier must be able to partner with DWP to explore and exploit the growth of Open Banking functionality as the need, and use cases, arise.
DWP reserves the right to suspend, withdraw or amend any intention to proceed with any procurement competition in relation to the Services identified in this section II and reserves the right not to award any contract. Any costs incurred by bidders in engaging with DWP for this opportunity and preparing and submitting bids, will be borne by the bidder.
CPV: Banking and investment services · Financial and insurance services · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1It is envisaged that the Invitation to Tender will be published between March 2025 and…Planned
It is envisaged that the Invitation to Tender will be published between March 2025 and April 2025 with an aim to award a contract in between June and July 2025.
DWP will be running this procurement through the Open Banking (Data, Digital Payments & Confirmation of Payee Services) DPS (RM6301) and interested parties must be registered as a supplier on the DPS in order to formally access and respond to the ITT.
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
- 20 Feb 2025, 13:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2025, 13:38 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006212- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4faFind 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. Further details for this DPS can be found at https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps under the 'Financial Services – Open Banking' section. Interested potential Bidders are urged to register as a DPS supplier using the above link and completing the DPS Registration as soon as possible. This DPS is managed by CCS and not DWP, therefore for any technical assistance please ensure you direct queries to CCS. Important: For both new and existing suppliers, please ensure that the category filters which you are appointed for on the DPS are up to date and match the relevant criteria: Service Type: Fraud Services, Identify Services, Income Verification Services, Risk Identification Services, Transaction/Fund Tracing and Monitoring Services Hosting Location: United Kingdom, Delivery Capabilities: API Integration, Platform Access, Offline/Data Exports For DPS info email: [email protected] Potential suppliers will not be prejudiced by any response to this PIN, or failure to respond. This PIN does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement and does not constitute a commitment by DWP to undertake any procurement exercise. In the event that DWP decides to formally commence the procurement of the Open Banking Service, a separate contract notice will be issued.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Feb 2025 → 24 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published20 Feb 2025, 13:38 GMT
- Tender notice expected24 Mar 2025
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
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Nicola RedmanProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.