Published date: 20 January 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 December 2020, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Information technology services - 72222300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£4,800,000

Procurement reference

tender_249697/919572

Published date

20 January 2021

Closing date

1 December 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

3 December 2020

Contract end date

2 December 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Delivery of Procurement and Commercial Service for strategic support on complex and challenging commercial initiatives for DWP.

The Statements of Work are complex in nature, and require capable, and experienced Strategic and specialised resource to execute. DWP is solely focused on robust outcomes and will leave the selected supplier to determine the most appropriate resource with the required skill level and experience to allocate to the DWP order, including substituting staff during periods of leave or natural wastage thus ensuring no breaks in service and full focus on achieving delivery outcomes. The key skillset required from the Specialist IT Commercial Services Supplier are:
- Experience of negotiating with technical suppliers on major complex transactions of values in excess of £100m per negotiation
- Robust record of value for money optimisation when exiting large complex contracts with challenging suppliers
- Deep technical ability in the areas of Applications, Hosting, Networks, Desktop, Service Management.
- Strategic insight and experience of delivering Outsourcing/Insourcing projects and associated risk.
- Experience of working with major public and private sector clients with an understanding of government governance processes and protocol.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

3 December 2020

Contract start date

3 December 2020

Contract end date

2 December 2022

Total value of contract

£4,800,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Pixel Group Ltd

Address

Units 1 & 2 Field View, Baynards Business Park, Baynards Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7SG

Reference

Companies House number: 11178409

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Peel Park, Brunel Way
Blackpool
FY4 5ES
England

Email

PEELPARKCONTROLCENTRE.DPS-ACOMMERCIALTEAM@DWP.GOV.UK