Expired contract

Architectural Outcomes - CAN 021

Details

Buyer: Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)
Supplier(s): IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
Duration: 1 month
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 16 December 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The following is a summary of the changes made through this CAN 021: • Extension of the end date of Statement of Work 9 (Ref ECM_10094 SOW 009) from 19th December 2025 to and including 16th January 2026. • Extend the contract from 6th November 2025 to and including 16th January 2026, utilising contract underspend. As per CAN 019, Statement of Work 009 (Ref ECM_10094 SOW 009) was extended from 6th November 2025 to 19th December 2025. As per CAN 020, Statement of Work 10 (Ref ECM_10094 SOW 010) from 6th November 2025 to and including 28th November 2025. As per this CAN,CAN 021 is to capture the change of contract end date to align with the new Statement of Work end dates. • Removal of 1 resource from Statement of Work 10 (Ref ECM_10094 SOW 010) – last working day 7th November 2025. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published16 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date16 December 2025
Completed: Contract expiry date16 January 2026

About the buyer

The Department For Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers the State Pension and working-age benefits to millions of claimants, and buys as a central government ministerial department with its own commercial teams. Framework agreements are called off through the Government Commercial Agency using Public Sector Contract terms. Suppliers can join its low value purchasing system freely, with no cap on numbers. Dynamic purchasing systems cover welfare-to-work and employment support opportunities.

Over the past 5 years, most of DWP's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov