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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 in the UK has awarded a contract for Agile Development Services for Funding Systems to Cognizant Worldwide Ltd. The procurement involves development services to improve digital funding components/products in beta, with a contract period from August 2022 to March 2025. The buying organization is the Department for Education located in London, UK, with details available on their website. The contract was signed on 19th January 2022, with a value of GBP 12,033,152.

This tender for Agile Development Services offers opportunities for businesses in the data services industry to compete. Suitable businesses would need expertise in developing digital services and products, particularly those aiming for continuous improvement. The contract stage is in the 'Award' phase, indicating it has been finalised with Cognizant Worldwide Ltd as the active supplier. Businesses with capabilities in agile development and data services are well-suited to explore growth possibilities through this procurement contract.

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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-045343
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012642-2024
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
£12,033,152 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Apr 20241 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
Not specified
Contact Email
commercial.ddat@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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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