---
title: "Strategic Data Transformation Programme - Product Delivery Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077530"
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buyer: "Department for Education"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Strategic Data Transformation Programme - Product Delivery Services

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077530

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## Summary

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.

### 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088562-2026 |
| 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 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Aug 2024 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,750,000 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| 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 | Engine Partners UK LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 11:11 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088562-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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