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title: "Quality Assurance and Testing Services RM3810 - Lot 4: Functional Testing"
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# Quality Assurance and Testing Services RM3810 - Lot 4: Functional Testing

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26dfe0ab-328a-40da-9a99-5e5051387a95

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## Summary

The Department for Education has completed a procurement process for contract titled "Quality Assurance and Testing Services RM3810 - Lot 4: Functional Testing". This contract focuses on IT services related to consulting, software development, and support, with a total value of £2,450,000. The procurement method utilised was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period commenced on 6th December 2019 and will conclude on 5th December 2022. This opportunity is applicable within the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, and the United Kingdom.

This tender presents a strategic opportunity for businesses specialising in IT and testing services, particularly those that can deliver flexible and reliable solutions across the full life-cycle of projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the nature of the procurement process. Businesses that excel in providing tailored testing services and can demonstrate compliance with specific governance and assurance frameworks will likely be well-suited to compete successfully.

## Notice

Testing Services, to support Data, Digital and Technology (DDaT) projects across the DfE. The contract will be a "Call Off" and be used as and when services are required, via individual Statements of Work" (SOW). This contract under Lot 4: Functional Testing will ensure that there is: * Access to a flexible and cost effective pool of Test specialist professionals, bought 'as a service' and capable of delivering services across the full life-cycle of your project or design process * continuity of Testing services across DDaT * on-going reliability in the provision of testing services. * a means for individual work requests to be used to request testing specialists professional. * a means for the contracts to be managed as call-off contracts, where individual project teams will continue to be responsible for demonstrating their own business cases, arranging the appropriate spend controls and following the agreed governance & assurance frameworks to call-off any services they require to support delivery of their project(s).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4efc9a7-c2b3-466a-83eb-feda20ba6e9f |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Oct 2019 |
| Contract period | 6 Dec 2019 - 5 Dec 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,450,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,450,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2WT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDGE TESTING SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 27 Feb 2020 at 08:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4efc9a7-c2b3-466a-83eb-feda20ba6e9f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4efc9a7-c2b3-466a-83eb-feda20ba6e9f
  27th February 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/140e49d7-bd31-4af4-a58b-9cd8861cdbce

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