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DWP Project_25855 - IBM Standard Support Agreement (2025)

Software package and information systems
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Work and Pensions: "DWP Project_25855 - IBM Standard Support Agreement (2025)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Work and PensionsScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Work and Pensions
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Published history for Department for Work and Pensions. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Work and Pensions
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published10 Jan 2025, 16:44 GMT
Last source update10 Jan 2025, 16:44 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04cf43
What is being bought
IBM Software Applications and Support
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jan 2025, 16:44 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    10 Jan 2025, 16:44 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    10 Jan 2025, 16:44 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    IBM Software Applications and Support
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    10 Jan 2025, 16:44 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 12 Dec 2024, 00:00 GMT · £13,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
IBM UK Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
DWP Project_25855 - IBM Standard Support Agreement (2025)
£13,500,000 · signed 12 Dec 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Work and Pensions

Contracting authority GB-FTS-134737
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  • Department for Work and Pensions
    buyer

    2 St Peter's Square, Manchester, UK, M2 3AA
    manchestercorporatehub.softwarecommercialteam@dwp.gov.uk

  • Department for Work and Pensions
    reviewBody

    2 St Peter's Square, Manchester, SW1H 9NA

  • IBM UK Ltd
    supplier

    741598
    PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, UK, PO6 3AU
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
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No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleDWP has procured software and support from IBM UK Ltd to support multiple systems and applications for delivering DWP business requirements. DWP relied on Regulation 32 to award contract directly to IBM UK Ltd. This is explained as follows: Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons: The underpinning platform(s) supporting multiple systems and applications are based on legacy IBM infrastructure and products. Therefore, for these systems, IBM is the only supplier that can ensure it successfully meets required business functional requirements. Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) No reasonable alternative or substitute exists: The legacy applications rely on IBM products which have already been procured, as such there are no reasonable alternative or substitute services available from any alternative software provider/third party. Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) The absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement: The parameters of the procurement have not been artificially narrowed given the underlying technology infrastructure is already on DWP's estate and the required legacy applications and systems rely on that technology infrastructure being effectively maintained.