Contract

con_17563 Apprenticeships Digital Development, Testing and Architecture

  • Department for Education

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-016776

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0506f9

Published 24 April 2025, 1:38pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Education

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

Email

stacey.woolford@education.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

con_17563 Apprenticeships Digital Development, Testing and Architecture

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:

Contract for agile digital development, testing and solution/technical

architecture services to support development of GDS compliant

digital services users to support continued development and live

running of the service.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 November 2022

End date

30 October 2025

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_17563

Title

con_17563 Apprenticeships Digital Development, Testing and Architecture

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

31 October 2022

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

Talent International UK Limited

London

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: £12,250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Education

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Department for Education

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Department for Education

London

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:

Contract for agile digital development, testing and solution/technical

architecture services to support development of GDS compliant

digital services users to support continued development and live

running of the service.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 November 2022

End date

30 October 2025

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£12,250,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Talent International UK Limited

London

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):

Value uplift to the contract

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

Contract has been modified due to the need to rapidly develop key projects by the summer within the scope of this contract, project volumes have been impacted, necessitating an expedited use of this contract to meet revised business criticality and timeframes

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: £12,250,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £15,585,400