# Open Referral Tool

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Work and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Published: 13 February 2026
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0ca87709-a81b-469c-b45c-366a046200b7-883606
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d331f16-c31b-4928-b2de-bcfd1ea9bf2d

## Description

The Department for Work & Pensions \(DWP\), referred to as "the Authority", is conducting market research to assess the availability, capability, and indicative costs of off the shelf solutions for storing and managing service information that supports individuals\. These solutions must comply with the Open Referral UK standard and be suitable for use across multiple organisations and use cases\. This RFI does not commit the DWP to undertaking any formal procurement activity\. This notice has also been published on FTS\. For further information and details on how to respond to this RFI, please refer to the attachment found on the documents section of the Atamis e-Procurement portal: https://dwp2--prospend\.vf\.force\.com/apex/CS\_ContractPage?filters=&page=1&Preview=Yes&searchStr=&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Alphabetical&uid=a1MdO000002h4wrUAA&sfdcIFrameOrigin=https://dwp2\.lightning\.force\.com

## Related contract awards

- [Independent Review of Operational Contract Management \(OCM\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5bcc951a-1cb2-486c-b803-6feccf2b651d): Department for Work and Pensions
- [Laptop Device Call Off 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-29e6bc84-f6d7-49d4-b0f9-5b33db9776b1): Department for Work and Pensions
- [Workplace Services - Security Guarding](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dbf08388-854d-42f1-8044-b1023c5d750e): Department For Work and Pensions

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ca87709-a81b-469c-b45c-366a046200b7-883606)