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    ContractsData Platform Development and Operations Support
    Awarded contract

    Data Platform Development and Operations Support

    Awarded
    £1.9m
    Published 28 May 2026

    Support DWP's 12-month data platform transformation programme, delivering cloud-native data products and building internal team capability through blended partnership delivery.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 28 May 2026· 4 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £1.9m
    Published 28 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,915,182
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      31 Mar 2026
      6 months ago
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • UI
      UBDS IT CONSULTING
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    28 May 2026Today31 Mar 2026

    Brief

    This 12-month programme seeks a supplier to support the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in re-engineering and delivering data products using a Hub and Spoke model aligned to the DWP Data Strategy. The work involves creating blended teams of DWP staff and partner specialists with a strong focus on knowledge transfer and building sustainable internal capabilities. Key responsibilities include: supporting four live data product deliveries; developing new data products to DWP Gold Build standards; prioritizing External and Cross-Benefit Data products to meet analytical and citizen event requirements; and establishing a "data as a product" culture. The supplier will deploy cloud-native tools and platforms for productivity, collaboration, security, and governance through a Data Access Layer. This approach aims to accelerate delivery timelines, reduce operational risk, ensure compliance with data governance standards, and enable integration with modern analytical tools. Ideal candidates will have experience in data platform engineering, cloud technologies, and working within blended delivery teams.

    Track record

    16 awards · 14 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS has awarded 16 contracts to 14 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Redesmere Limited2× · 13%
    2. UBDS IT CONSULTING2× · 13%
    3. IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED1× · 6%
    4. Accenture (UK) Ltd1× · 6%
    5. CAPGEMINI UK PLC1× · 6%
    6. Pixel Global1× · 6%

    +8 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    8eb3fad1-3e75-45bf-910e-9c4562ebe3c6-899478

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