# E-procurement Solutions Phase 2

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Work and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Ernst & Young LLP](/contract-winners/ernst-young/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £90,000
- Tender value: £90,000
- Award date: 24 March 2023
- Published: 24 March 2023
- Contract start: 25 March 2023
- Contract end: 26 May 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a78fe755-b402-48eb-b72e-afee51d1b000-627690
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3f005ad-3a2f-49d9-8331-0ee62549ced9

## Description

The DWP's long-term aim is to replace the current eProcurement system with a solution that will address all functional and non-functional requirements needed to fulfil Public Procurement regulatory requirements\. This work is spilt into 3 phases and Ernst and Young consultancy was appointed \(through a competition\) to support the stage 1 work\. The original contract involved providing specialist expertise to help DWP undertake a review of its current e-procurement systems, identify key pain-points, and assist DWP with the development of high-level user requirements\.

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- [Executive Coaching 2026/27](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e0f7ca82-1144-41e8-a93d-1839116f14d1): National Audit Office
- [Records Management SMEs 26\+](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c0b24a73-bdcd-4a06-98a1-4705c50cdf30): FCA
- [Insurance File Review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-186945b9-32b4-4d7d-9e1c-3319a907c106): FCA

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a78fe755-b402-48eb-b72e-afee51d1b000-627690)