Workplace Services Procurement Programme Support (WPSPPS)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD4)

Awarded value£6,951,700published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Sept 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Ernst and Young LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supplier will be required to support DWP (the Authority) in delivering the Workplace Services Programme and associated programme and business as usual activity. This contract allows for data migration work from legacy platforms along with rules and models to be discovered, tested and published to necessary business areas and new supporting platforms Please Note For transparency and avoidance of doubt: This Contract was published on Contracts finder and is being reproduced on FTS in order to publish a Reg 72 PCR2015 modification to it. Procurement ref CF-0003000DQH00000FUqLV2A1 Contract Finder reference www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ede6302-706d… ↗

CPV: Project management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Jul 2026, 10:36 BST
Last source update: 17 Jul 2026, 10:36 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-067580
Classification (CPV): Project management consultancy services
Delivery area: North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cd88 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: For transparency and avoidance of doubt: This Contract was published on Contracts finder and is being reproduced on FTS in order to publish a Reg 72 PCR2015 modification to it. Procurement ref CF-0003000DQH00000FUqLV2A1 Contract Finder reference www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ede6302-706d… ↗

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,951,7001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ernst and Young LLP	£6,951,700 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 067580-2026-1 · Ernst and Young LLP
Signed
20 Sept 2023
Value
£6,951,700
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA, London, UK, SW1H 9NAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ernst and Young LLPAwarded supplierOC300001 1 More London Place, London, South East, SE1 2AFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.