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Funding Contracting Service Re-Procurement

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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16 Jul 2024 at 13:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is currently conducting a procurement process for the "Funding Contracting Service Re-Procurement" under the main procurement category of services. The contract involves managing and implementing changes to the FCS to support business needs, with a completion deadline of 29th July 2022. The contracting authority is based at Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is at the award stage, with Cognizant Worldwide Ltd as the active supplier.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the information technology services industry to participate in providing service enhancements and maintenance for the Funding Contracting Service. Businesses with experience in knowledge transfer exercises and service documentation creation would be well-suited to compete. The contract value is 8,218,231 GBP and includes additional works with an extended contract period ending on 31st March 2025. Interested parties can find more information on the Department for Education's website.

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Notice Title

Funding Contracting Service Re-Procurement

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

A service is required to manage and implement changes to the FCS in order to support the business need, maintain continuous improvement, fix issues and enhance it to meet the agreed requirements of other funding systems. The new service will need to undertake a knowledge transfer (KT) exercise with the existing managed service. This will need to be complete by 29th July 2022 when that service ceases. It is a requirement that this KT exercise incorporates the creation of any necessary documentation or knowledge artefacts needed to build the understanding of the FCS and how it is maintained, enhanced and operated.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047dc5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021854-2024
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

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,218,231 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 May 20223 years ago
Contract Period
7 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 6-12 months
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
matthew.wootton@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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