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Planned procurement · Notice 078259-2026

DWP Strategic External Resourcing Programme

Department for Work & Pensions

Value
Value not stated
Stage
Early notice
Where
UK-wide
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
4 Oct 2027 – 3 Oct 2031

In plain English

The Department for Work & Pensions is starting market engagement for its Strategic External Resourcing Programme, which would bring in outside digital specialists and project office staff (engineering, design, data, cyber security, AI and similar) for its digital group. The programme is expected to be around £1bn over multiple years across several agreements, with a contract period shown as 4 October 2027 to 3 October 2031; it is not open for bids yet.

Good fit for: Digital and technology consultancies or contractor-supply firms able to provide specialist staff at large scale and willing to help shape the buyer's plans.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Likely route is the DOS 7 framework DWP’s initial analysis has identified the Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) 7, RM1043.9 framework as the primary route to market.
  • No actual tender yet; routes still undecided It is expected that procurement activity will take place as part of SERP, however, no specific activity has yet been defined.
  • Large multi-discipline contracts expected there will also be a requirement for multi-disciplinary agreements covering the entirety, or at least majority, of roles.

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age and disability benefits to over 20 million UK citizens. DWP is committed to doing everything it can to enhance the overall citizen experience of our citizens. DWP’s Digital & Transformation Group (DTG) plays a central role in delivering DWP’s Strategy for 2030. DTG design, build and run the digital services that support millions of customers across the UK – from finding work to supporting families to retirement and later life. The focus is on making services simpler to use, better joined up, and ready to meet growing demand as customer needs become more complex. DTG is modernising systems and ways of working so customers can get the right help more easily and colleagues have better tools to do their jobs. The Strategic External Resourcing Programme (SERP) is a high-value programme of work to implement a scalable resourcing model that will underpin all long-term DTG augmented resource requirements to enable a strategic shift from reactive and tactical contracting to planned, scalable and flexible-driven resources. The Programme is expected to be in the region of £1bn over multiple years and split across several agreements. The aim is to consolidate the procurement and contract management of external augmented resources to enhance contract compliance, standardise contract management procedures, improve reporting practices and improve overall contract performance. SERP is focussed on augmented resource contracts which can provide Digital Specialists and PMO roles, this includes: Engineering, Product & Delivery, User Centred Design, Architecture, Data, Cyber S…

Read the official notice

What happens next

This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.

Procedure: not stated. Published 17 Aug 2026.

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