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 · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- Ubds IT Consulting Limited
- Value
- £1,915,182.36
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 May 2026
- Published28 May 2026Published the same day
Description
This requirement supports a 12-month programme within Data Enablement to re-engineer and deliver data products using a Hub and Spoke model aligned to the DWP Data Strategy. Delivery will be through blended teams of DWP staff and partner specialists, with a strong emphasis on skills transfer and building sustainable internal capability. The supplier will support four live deliveries and develop new data products to DWP Gold Build standards, focusing initially on External and Cross-Benefit Data to meet analytical and citizen event needs. The work will embed a "data as a product" culture by deploying cloud-native productivity, collaboration, security, and governance capabilities via the Data Access Layer, enabling faster delivery, reduced risk, and compliance with data standards while supporting modern analytical tooling integration.
About the supplier
Ubds IT Consulting Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04330005).