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Flexible benefits platform Darwin
Published 8 Oct 2026
8 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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48000000 *
Software package and information systems
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North Hampshire, South East
- Value
- £478,759
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/10/2026 30/09/2029
- Contract Types
-
48 *Software packages & information systemsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Sovereign House, Basing View, Basingstoke, RG21 4FA, United Kingdom · UKJ37
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Sovereign Network Group
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
48000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: PROC0905
Flexible benefit platform Darwin, a single digital platform that enables SNG and its employees to manage and administer employee benefits
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 48000000 — Software package and information systems (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 08 Oct 2026 12:23
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077552
- Notice ID
- PROC0905
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
1 Tower Place West, London, EC3R 5BU, United Kingdom
GB-COH 00984275
Full notice record
57 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Sovereign Network Group |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Sovereign House, Basing View |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Basingstoke |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | RG21 4FA |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ37 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | procurement@sovereign.org.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | MERCER LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 1 Tower Place West |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | EC3R 5BU |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | publicsectorwealth@mercer.com |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.mercer.com/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Sovereign Network Group |
Tender
| Title | Flexible benefits platform Darwin |
| Description | Flexible benefit platform Darwin, a single digital platform that enables SNG and its employees to manage and administer employee benefits |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | MERCER LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Software package and information systems |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Software programming and consultancy services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | Flexible benefits platform Darwin |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2029 |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | The contract includes an annual change budget to accommodate fluctuations in employee numbers. Should the number of employees exceed the minimum volumes agreed at contract award, additional services required for those employees will be purchased separately through the change at the applicable contract rates. |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £574,510 |
| Value › Value | £478,759 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 30 Sep 2026 |
| No Agreed Metrics Rationale | Not above £5 million |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095158-2026 |
| Document › Published | 8 Oct 2026 |