Short Term Payment Contingency
Department for Work & PensionsEstimated Value
Up to £2,684,000
Deadline
16 October 2026
Published
7 August 2026
Type
Not specified
Key points
- Further information and relevant guidance will be provided in or with the UK4 Tender Notice, published on Find a Tender Service website.
- UK 4 Notice and associated procurement documents provided with that notice will outline how and when to express your interest to participate in the procurement process.
- All procurement activities will be managed via DWP online portal (Atamis).
- Procurement related documentation will be issued via Atamis.
- Full guidance on registration and system navigation will be provided in or with the UK4 Notice.
- It is mandatory for any interested suppliers to register on the new Central Digital Platform (CDP) which is part of the enhanced Find a Tender Service in order to participate in any future procurements. Details of how to register will be included in or with the UK4 Notice.
- The DWP will not be liable for any expenditure, work, or effort incurred by a provider in acting based on this notice.
- The information provided in this notice is for indicative purposes only. The DWP reserves its rights to amend any of the information included in the notice.
- DWP reserves the right to add or remove stages throughout the procurement process or to reduce the tendering period in future (in accordance with the PA 23). The DWP also reserves the right to decide not to proceed with this procurement.
- Please note, that involvement in Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) which was taking place 12/05/2026 or the One-to-One supplier events taking place between 01/06/2026 and 05/06/2026 are not a pre-requisite for participating in the procurement process. Please see the following link to the UK2 PME Notices for both STPC and SB - Short Term Payment Contingency Service - Find a Tender and Sponsor Bank Service - Find a Tender .
- This procurement will be conducted using the new procurement regime – Procurement Act 2023.
- It is currently anticipated that this procurement will follow a one stage Competitive Flexible Procedure.
Regulations cited
- Procurement Act 2023
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD
£200,000
total awarded
- 2
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
£230,261
total awarded
- 3
COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED
£121,294
total awarded
- 4
CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD
£174,486
total awarded
- 5
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
£57,180
total awarded
PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Department for Work & PensionsKey Dates
Published
7 August 2026
Submission deadline
16 October 2026
Notice type
planningUpdate
Source
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