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title: "Explore Education Statistics"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f2fbbe01-73ac-4e8c-abf1-87d8406e6339"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2023-09-07"
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# Explore Education Statistics

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2fbbe01-73ac-4e8c-abf1-87d8406e6339

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## Summary

The Department for Education has recently awarded a contract for the project titled "Explore Education Statistics" to Hive IT Limited for information technology services. The procurement method used was selective, with the contract period starting on August 21, 2023, and ending on August 21, 2025, in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The tender period ended on June 26, 2023, and the contract is valued at 2,920,000 GBP.

This contract provides an opportunity for businesses, especially those in the information technology services industry, to engage in maintaining, optimising, and enhancing the education data infrastructure. As the Department for Education aims to move towards a 'live ready' state, businesses with expertise in service monitoring, optimization, and bug fixing would be well-suited to compete. The contract is suitable for SMEs and could lead to growth opportunities for businesses offering IT services for educational purposes.

## Notice

Requirement to maintain, optimise and move towards a 'live ready' state. The delivery will include supporting maintenance of the service, monitoring and optimisation of the service as well as bug fixing. Researching, designing, and developing enhancements to the service. Review and improve the existing data infrastructure to better handle the increased demand for data.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7006bd5a-db8a-4050-b5c9-de3f1df581a3 |
| 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 | 7 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2023 - 21 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,920,000 |
| 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HIVE IT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2023 at 09:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7006bd5a-db8a-4050-b5c9-de3f1df581a3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7006bd5a-db8a-4050-b5c9-de3f1df581a3
  7th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65e28cc5-1ca4-440c-9262-7661c27b6436
  Redacted Contract

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