Funding Service - "Run and Refine" Contract

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education

Call-off from a framework agreement

CPV: Information technology services (72222300)

Published contract value£18,267,364Exc. VAT

Contract ends 30 Jun 2027

Awarded to Cognizant Worldwide

Contract starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement 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

Published procurement details

Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference: tender_464705/1493675
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: Yes
Tender deadline: 17 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Procurement method: Selective
Tender contract period: Start date: 1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Tender contract period: End date: 12 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: CV1 2WT; West Midlands, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
13 Jun 2025
Notice published
23 Jun 2025
Contract starts
1 Jul 2025
Contract ends
30 Jun 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for EducationContracting authority 2 St Paul's Place, Sheffield, S1 2FJ, EnglandContact email

Suppliers named on the notice

Cognizant WorldwideSupplier 280 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, EC2M 4AG
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

REDACTED CONTRACT awardDocumentPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen23 Jun 2025, 15:13 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-d793ea45-721a-47e1-a312-29aa5f11186f-2025-06-23T15:13:27+01:00
Published: 23 Jun 2025
Latest update: 23 Jun 2025
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-d793ea45-721a-47e1-a312-29aa5f11186f
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-d793ea45-721a-47e1-a312-29aa5f11186f-1