Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
OperationProcurements.COMMERCIAL@education.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 03700002288
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
Technical, data and digital capability to develop services for DfE Capital and construction projects
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
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
A technical, digital and data services partner to work alongside DFE to deliver services and joined-up data for construction needs including school building and bid-based funding programmes. The supplier will work with DfE using 'configure first' Microsoft stack technologies to deliver seamless data connectivity between systems.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
12 May 2021
End date
11 May 2023
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
project_5260
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
12 May 2021
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
Cognizant Worldwide
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: £2,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
St Paul’s Place
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
OperationProcurements.COMMERCIAL@education.gov.uk
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
- UKI - London
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
A technical, digital and data services partner to work alongside DFE to deliver services and joined-up data for construction needs including school building and bid-based funding programmes. The supplier will work with DfE using 'configure first' Microsoft stack technologies to deliver seamless data connectivity between systems.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
12 May 2021
End date
11 May 2023
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£2,000,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cognizant Worldwide
Londond
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):
Inclusion of additional services to further develop Capital's Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform, which houses a number of existing DfE Capital services, supporting the school estate safety.
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:
There have been further priorities that were not foreseen at the time of the contract that are unable to be delayed. Urgent projects must be initiated against policy requirements of school estate safety and capacity of the school estate.
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: £2,000,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000