Notice Information
Notice Title
Funding Service - "Run and Refine" Contract
Notice Description
The contract will establish a single Supplier Contract for the purchase of digital delivery capabilities to Run and Refine the Funding Service which is a group of digital products relating to the ESFA and DfE's Funding offering to education providers. The Supplier shall: - Develop the Funding Service - Create a sustainable BAU service - Test, run and fix the Funding Service - Update the service and work operationally - Provide DevOps services
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d793ea45-721a-47e1-a312-29aa5f11186f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e009b8c-204c-4412-85c7-e093213a14ed
- 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, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £18,267,364 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £18,267,364 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2FJ
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e009b8c-204c-4412-85c7-e093213a14ed
23rd June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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