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Infrastructure and Platforms - Development Services

Department for Education

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Education

Buyer Address: 2 St Paul's Place, Sheffield, S1 2FJ, England

Contact Email: Commercial.DDAT@education.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
6850000.0 GBP
Published
04 Dec 2025, 11:20
Deadline
15 Aug 2025, 13:00
Contract Start
26 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
25 Nov 2027, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
72222300 - Information technology services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Advania UK Limited
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

This contract will provide Development capability and expertise for a broad range of projects in the Department for Education (DfE, the Buyer), across multiple alpha, beta and live Developments. This contract will mainly be used by the Infrastructure and Platforms team in the DfE but can also be used by any digital, data and technology (DDT) delivery portfolio or enabling team, and (with agreement) other DfE teams, at short notice, to support immediate Development outcome requirements.

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