Published date: 3 December 2025

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


Closing: 1 December 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software support services - 72261000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£19,825,866 to £24,513,623

Procurement reference

CF-0010800DQH00000FUqLV2A1

Published date

3 December 2025

Closing date

1 December 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2026

Contract end date

31 December 2030

Contract type

Supply 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Term 5 years +1 year Extension Option The runtime software components supported under this contract are part of a suite of products that were used in the original VME-R programme of work. The products were used to redeploy and transform the VME applications on the Buyer's choice of Linux environment.

Award information

Awarded date

2 December 2025

Contract start date

1 January 2026

Contract end date

31 December 2030

Total value of contract

£24,513,623

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

IBM United Kingdom Limited

Address

Building C, IBM Hursley Office, Hursley Park Road, Hursley,, Winchester, SO21 2JN

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Coates

Address

2 St. Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 3AA
GB

Email

manchestercorporatehub.softwarecommercialteam@dwp.gov.uk