Published date: 4 December 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 August 2025, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Information technology services - 72222300

Location of contract

CV1 2WT

Value of contract

£6,900,000

Procurement reference

tender_479639/1537033

Published date

4 December 2025

Closing date

15 August 2025

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

17 November 2025

Contract end date

16 November 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This contract will provide Infrastructure
capability and expertise for a broad range of
projects in the Department for Education
(DfE, the Buyer), across multiple alpha, beta
and live Developments.
Infrastructure & Platforms (I&P) Infrastructure
Services (IS) runs several pre-defined,
outcome based, small to medium sized
projects and programmes designed to
improve the service provided to the
Department each year. On occasion, I&P IS
also runs un-planned projects, responding to
urgent un-anticipated departmental demand.
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.

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

17 November 2025

Contract start date

17 November 2025

Contract end date

16 November 2027

Total value of contract

£6,900,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

UBDS IT Consulting Limited

Address

Level 1 Brockbourne House, 77 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8BS

Reference

Companies House number: 04330005

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

2 St Paul's Place
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
England

Email

Commercial.DDAT@education.gov.uk