Published date: 13 February 2026

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 2 March 2026

Contract summary

Industry

  • Information technology services - 72222300

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Procurement reference

CF-0017900DQH00000FUqLV2A1

Published date

13 February 2026

Closing date

2 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), referred to as "the Authority", is conducting market research to assess the availability, capability, and indicative costs of off the shelf solutions for storing and managing service information that supports individuals. These solutions must comply with the Open Referral UK standard and be suitable for use across multiple organisations and use cases.

This RFI does not commit the DWP to undertaking any formal procurement activity. This notice has also been published on FTS.

For further information and details on how to respond to this RFI, please refer to the attachment found on the documents section of the Atamis e-Procurement portal:

https://dwp2--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage?filters=&page=1&Preview=Yes&searchStr=&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Alphabetical&uid=a1MdO000002h4wrUAA&sfdcIFrameOrigin=https://dwp2.lightning.force.com

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Commercial Team

Address

Peel Park, Brunel Way
Blackpool
FY4 5ES
GB

Email

cddigital.ucwa@dwp.gov.uk