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DAC 08-25 -DoH - Workforce Policy Directorate Pensions Unit - Continued access to pensions legislative database

Department of Health · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:57.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the provision of licences to ensure continued access to pensions legislative database. The contract will be for a duration of three years.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Shared published award value
£126k
Awarded
19 Mar 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03368442
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B24 9FD, United Kingdom
Shared published award value
£126k
Awarded
19 Mar 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLCW-9429-CVTD
Location
London, UKI41, N1 7JQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef1e
Status
complete
Published risks
Exclusions If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and (IV). to award contract(s) in stages. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This Direct Award to maintain business critical function is justified on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of Procurement Act 2023 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMMR-4168-NYRN
Name
Department of Health

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT4 3SQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Castle Buildings, Stormont

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PMMR-4168-NYRN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PLCW-9429-CVTD
Name
Wilmington Publishing and Information LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 7JQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
6-14 Underwood Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
PLCW-9429-CVTD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Identifier

Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-03368442
Name
WILMINGTON PUBLISHING & INFORMATION LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B24 9FD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Suite 215/216 Fort Dunlop, 2nd Floor Fort Parkway

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
03368442
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PLCW-9429-CVTD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
19 Mar 2025, 00:00
Title
DAC 08-25 -DoH - Workforce Policy Directorate Pensions Unit - Continued access to pensions legislative database
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount
126,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
151,200

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010174-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Mar 2025, 14:35
Entry 2
Id
010252-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Mar 2025, 17:11

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLCW-9429-CVTD
Name
Wilmington Publishing and Information LTD
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-03368442
Name
WILMINGTON PUBLISHING & INFORMATION LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Mar 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
31 Mar 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Mar 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
DAC 08-25 -DoH - Workforce Policy Directorate Pensions Unit - Continued access to pensions legislative database
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
30 Mar 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The value of this contract is not above the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT.

Value

Amount
126,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
151,200

Period

Ends
30 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
31 Mar 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012017-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
31 Mar 2025, 13:55

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT4 3SQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ef1e-2025-03-31T13:55:43+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·