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Published 20 Jul 2026

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Explore education statistics platform support

Authority: Department for Education

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: System and support services (72250000)
Published contract value£2,820,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 1 Aug 2028
Awarded to Hive IT
Contract starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Explore education statistics (EES) is a digital service used by analysts within the Department for Education (DfE) to create and publish official and national statistics releases.

The service is in public beta and is relied on by users, with the department having regulatory requirements for keeping its statistical service publicly available.

We require that the service is continually worked on, with bugs and issues addressed as they are raised and a regular flow of small feature optimisations to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the users including accessibility standards.

Maintenance and minor enhancement of the service throughout the duration of the contract whilst enhancement work is taking place through other Statements of Work. We expect this to include monitoring and optimisation of the service as well as bug fixing.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
tender_526752/1595552
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    25 Jun 2026
  2. Notice published
    20 Jul 2026
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2026
  4. Contract ends
    1 Aug 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Department for EducationContracting authority Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, EnglandContact name, email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Hive ITSupplier New Oxford House, 30 Barkers Pool, Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 2HB, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
    Identifier
    08852342 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-78d6d678-325b-450b-9ce5-8a12d4de8525-2026-07-20T13:54:35+01:00
Published
20 Jul 2026
Latest update
20 Jul 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-78d6d678-325b-450b-9ce5-8a12d4de8525
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-78d6d678-325b-450b-9ce5-8a12d4de8525-2