Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
commercial.ddat@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Digital Assessment Service 2022-2024
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
A contract to support and deliver the digital capabilities for the Standards and Testing Agency Assessment Platform
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
6 June 2022
End date
31 May 2024
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
Con_13950
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
21 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Hippo Digital
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £6,498,740
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
A contract to support and deliver the digital capabilities for the Standards and Testing Agency Assessment Platform
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
6 June 2022
End date
31 May 2024
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£6,498,740
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Hippo Digital
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Increase of value by £3,249,370, scope of services remains the same.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
A value uplift will allow the project to continue supporting the build requirements of STA, ensure the comparability study on the platform gathers evidence to support ministerial requirements on the validity of production of a digital assessment in the future. Completion of this work is needed by June 2024 to ensure comparable outcomes to live delivery of phonics. To de-risk the (Reception baseline assessment) RBA we require additional resources to complete other work on the platform
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £6,498,740
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £9,748,110