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Agile Development Services for Funding Systems

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is currently implementing a procurement process for Agile Development Services for Funding Systems. This contract falls under the services category with the main procurement category as data services. The procurement process started on 16th January 2024 and is now in the award stage. The contract involves the development and continuous improvement of components/products of the digital funding service. The location for this contract is in London, UK, and the contract period started on 2nd February 2022, with an end date of 1st February 2024.

This tender for Agile Development Services for Funding Systems by the Department for Education presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in data services to collaborate with the government. Businesses involved in agile development and digital services would be well-suited to compete for this project. The active status of the contract awarded to Cognizant Worldwide Ltd indicates a potential for business growth and collaboration with a large-scale supplier with expertise in technology and service delivery.

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Notice Title

Agile Development Services for Funding Systems

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

Development Services to iterate and continuously improve several components/products of our digital funding service. The components will exist in beta as minimum viable products. Other GDS phases may be needed in order to iterate them further.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d83
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001421-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
2 Feb 2022 - 1 Feb 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE

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