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Explore Education Statistics

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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07 Sep 2023 at 09:39

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has recently awarded a contract for the project titled "Explore Education Statistics" to Hive IT Limited for information technology services. The procurement method used was selective, with the contract period starting on August 21, 2023, and ending on August 21, 2025, in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The tender period ended on June 26, 2023, and the contract is valued at 2,920,000 GBP.

This contract provides an opportunity for businesses, especially those in the information technology services industry, to engage in maintaining, optimising, and enhancing the education data infrastructure. As the Department for Education aims to move towards a 'live ready' state, businesses with expertise in service monitoring, optimization, and bug fixing would be well-suited to compete. The contract is suitable for SMEs and could lead to growth opportunities for businesses offering IT services for educational purposes.

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Notice Title

Explore Education Statistics

Notice Description

Requirement to maintain, optimise and move towards a 'live ready' state. The delivery will include supporting maintenance of the service, monitoring and optimisation of the service as well as bug fixing. Researching, designing, and developing enhancements to the service. Review and improve the existing data infrastructure to better handle the increased demand for data.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f2fbbe01-73ac-4e8c-abf1-87d8406e6339
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7006bd5a-db8a-4050-b5c9-de3f1df581a3
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

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,920,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
20 Aug 2023 - 21 Aug 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 2WT
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HIVE IT

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