Estimated Value
Up to £43,263,470
Deadline
1 February 2018
Published
13 February 2018
Type
Not specified
Overview
Provision of licenses for DWP's VME estate
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
IBM UK Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 29 Sept 2025£23m
total awarded
- 2
IBM United Kingdom Limited
1 contract wonlatest 20 Aug 2026ends 19 Aug 2028£3m
total awarded
- 3
Trustmarque Solutions Limited
1 contract wonlatest 12 Jun 2026ends 14 Mar 2031£18m
total awarded
- 4
Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK Branch
1 contract wonlatest 1 Jun 2026ends 30 Nov 2027£3m
total awarded
- 5
Cognizant Worldwide Ltd.
1 contract wonlatest 3 Apr 2025£4m
total awarded
IBM UK 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 and PensionsKey Dates
Published
13 February 2018
Submission deadline
1 February 2018
Renewal expected50% confident
December 2019
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (20 months from publication date + 60 days (estimated) → renewal expected by Dec 2019).
Notice type
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