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Strategic Data Transformation Programme - Product Delivery Services

Department for Education

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education commissioned product delivery services for its Strategic Data Transformation Programme. The requirement covers digital skills and product delivery capabilities to support the department’s strategic and operational data work. In practical terms, this is an information technology services requirement combining consultancy, software development, internet-related services and support. Delivery is for the Department for Education’s activities across the United Kingdom. The contract is a single requirement rather than a set of separately described work packages. The buyer is the Department for Education, based in London. The selected supplier, Engine Partners UK LLP (Transform), is also based in London and is recorded as a large organisation. The work is intended to operate within the department’s established systems, processes and delivery arrangements.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Engine Partners UK LLP (Transform) was selected for the requirement, and the contract was signed on 7 August 2024. The contract period runs from 30 August 2024 to 31 May 2027. Its stated value is £8,750,000. The procurement used a tender process under the EU public procurement legal framework, for IT consulting, software development, internet and support services. A subsequent contract amendment describes the arrangement as a zero-commitment contract and covers additional services not included in the original procurement. The buyer retained the original contractor because an alternative supplier would have required mobilisation, onboarding and knowledge transfer, followed by a further transition to future sourcing arrangements, creating duplication, transition costs and operational disruption.

This opportunity demonstrates demand from the Department for Education for suppliers able to combine digital skills with hands-on product delivery in a strategic data transformation environment. A credible competitor for similar work would need the capability to provide multidisciplinary digital and technology expertise, support product delivery, and work effectively within established public-sector systems, processes and delivery arrangements. Experience of strategic and operational data programmes would be directly relevant, as would the capacity to mobilise and integrate with an existing delivery environment while maintaining continuity. The requirement also indicates that the buyer values suppliers able to provide sustained support rather than a narrowly defined software build, with enough organisational scale and delivery resilience to handle ongoing service needs and future transition activity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Strategic Data Transformation Programme - Product Delivery Services

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

A contract to provide digital skills and product delivery capabilities to support the Buyer in delivering the Department for Education's (DfE) Strategic Data Transformation Programme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077530
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088562-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,750,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Aug 2024 - 31 May 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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
Not specified
Postcode Area
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

Engine Partners UK LLP

Further Information

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