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Contract Award Notice

Benefits Calculator

  • First published: 19 May 2025
  • Last modified: 19 May 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-047b8e
Published by:
Money and Pensions Service
Authority ID:
AA78892
Publication date:
19 May 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Money and Pensions Service's (MaPS) MoneyHelper has been testing a two-stage benefits calculator where the public first receive an estimate of their potential entitlements before moving on to a more detailed calculation. MaPS procured a white-labelled tool with support and maintenance for an initial period of 3 years with the option of a further 12 months.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

Money & Pensions Service Borough Hall

Bedford

MK429AB

UK

Contact person: Commercial Team

Telephone: +44 2081324641

E-mail: commercial@maps.org.uk

NUTS: UKH24

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://maps.org.uk/en

Address of the buyer profile: https://maps.org.uk/en

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Other: Money and Pensions Guidance

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Benefits Calculator

Reference number: C0755

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Money and Pensions Service's (MaPS) MoneyHelper has been testing a two-stage benefits calculator where the public first receive an estimate of their potential entitlements before moving on to a more detailed calculation. MaPS procured a white-labelled tool with support and maintenance for an initial period of 3 years with the option of a further 12 months.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 125 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement was concluded under the PCR2015 regulations. The contracting authority awarded the contract based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) with a weighting split of 70% Quality, 10% Social Value and 20% Price. The contract has 6 KPIs. Following the voluntary standstill period, the contract started on 6 May 2025.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Technical envelope / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price / Weighting:  20%

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

The contract term is for 36 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2025/S 000-000182

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: C1065

Title: Provision of Benefits Calculator

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

05/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Investment Solver Ltd t/a InBest

SC485527

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4AN

UK

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

URL: https://inbest.ai/

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 30 004.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

LONDON

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

09/05/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support Computer and Related Services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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ID Description
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About the buyer

Main contact:
commercial@maps.org.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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