---
title: "Funding Contracting Service Re-Procurement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047dc5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2024-07-16"
---

# Funding Contracting Service Re-Procurement

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047dc5

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## Summary

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.

### 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021854-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 May 2022 |
| Contract period | 7 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,218,231 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2024 at 13:35 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021854-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

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