# Housing Benefit and Pension Credit Discovery

> 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: [IBM United Kingdom Limited](/contract-winners/ibm-united-kingdom/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £399,450
- Tender value: £798,450
- Award date: 7 November 2024
- Published: 16 December 2024
- Contract start: 7 November 2024
- Contract end: 7 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 995b93a7-9dd9-4a2c-8303-c676306aef61-811038
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac4e2d4d-3703-48fa-9dc6-e096773ab73b

## Description

Discovery to explore and identify the best strategic solution for bringing together the administration of Housing Benefit and Pension Credit\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/995b93a7-9dd9-4a2c-8303-c676306aef61-811038)