Notice Information
Notice Title
Con_26040 - Data Testing Services
Notice Description
A contract for specialist quality assurance testing to support with the development of existing, and the creation of new, digital data solutions across the DfE's data landscape. This contract will support the department in its ability to continue to provision data capture, ingestion, management, production and the sharing of services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-360062de-00d1-49fd-b82b-4e40361b90f4
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64cfa780-dfe3-4ee8-bcca-eb78754d3ee1
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,352,934 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £10,352,934 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Mar 2025 - 9 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.ddat@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64cfa780-dfe3-4ee8-bcca-eb78754d3ee1
18th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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