Contract award · 7 May 2025

DWP Digital Channels Contact Centre (DC3)

Department for Work and Pensions awarded “DWP Digital Channels Contact Centre (DC3)” to Route 101 Limited for £221m on 7 May 2025.

Software & information systemsLondon

Value £221m
WinnerRoute 101 Limited SME

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Department for Work and Pensions · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Route 101 Limited SME
Value
£221,100,000
Procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Sector
Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date7 May 2025
  2. Published6 Jun 2025Published 30 days after the contract date

Description

DC3 will provide enhanced capabilities including softphone inbound and outbound calls, Work Force Optimisation (WFO), webchat, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), advisor skills based call routing, call recording and call transcription. It will be cloud hosted and will integrate with existing platforms that deliver capabilities for Non-Geographic Numbers (0800 etc), Video, Payment Card Industry compliance and Automated Customer Experience as well as integrations into Business Group CRM and call routing strategies.

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