Contract award · 13 Jun 2025

Funding Service - "Run and Refine" Contract

Department For Education awarded “Funding Service - "Run and Refine" Contract” to Cognizant Worldwide Limited for £18.3m on 13 Jun 2025.

IT servicesWest Midlands

Value £18.3m

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Department For Education · Body governed by public law
Value
£18,267,364
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
IT services · Information technology services (CPV 72222300)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Jun 2025
  2. Published23 Jun 2025Published 10 days after the contract date

Description

The contract will establish a single Supplier Contract for the purchase of digital delivery capabilities to Run and Refine the Funding Service which is a group of digital products relating to the ESFA and DfE's Funding offering to education providers. The Supplier shall: - Develop the Funding Service - Create a sustainable BAU service - Test, run and fix the Funding Service - Update the service and work operationally - Provide DevOps services

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