# Centric and Utilities

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Work and Pensions.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Work and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [SAS UK & Ireland](/suppliers/sas-uk-ireland/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,600,000
- Tender value: £3,200,000
- Award date: 23 July 2025
- Published: 6 August 2025
- Contract start: 23 July 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f88badbd-cb3a-4bae-8695-470448f597e2-857877
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8c8837ee-c092-4245-93fa-d3b7bed3080b

## Description

The Supplier will deliver the Discovery phase, focusing on outcomes that enable a user-centred, strategically aligned migration from SAS 9\.4 to SAS Viya

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f88badbd-cb3a-4bae-8695-470448f597e2-857877)