Published date: 25 January 2018

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


Closing: 7 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£47,088

Procurement reference

RD1000330

Published date

25 January 2018

Closing date

7 December 2017

Contract start date

8 January 2018

Contract end date

30 March 2018

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?

No

Description

The Data Exchange (DEx) project is moving into private Beta and building on the prototypes developed during Alpha.
DEx will use application programme interfaces (APIs) to automate the flow of data from data provider systems into the department, without the need for unnecessary manual intervention.

The API developer will work with volunteer schools and management information system (MIS) suppliers, to develop and test the API technology prior to the formal build of the API platform, developer and data provider hubs.

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Data Exchange aims to provide modern, flexible ways of moving data that deliver workable solutions for both DfE and system suppliers, whilst also helping to reduce the human effort associated with validating and moving data.

Development is based on an Agile delivery methodology. This allows the project to build, test and iterate the solution based on user needs.

During the Alpha phase the project built prototypes:

• developer hub - where MIS suppliers can register their applications to work with our APIs
• data provider hub - where schools can authenticate those applications to provide authoritative data on their behalf and see what data has been provided to the department
• mock APIs - to validate and send school census data to the department

In preparation for moving to private Beta in April 2018, these prototypes will need to be tested with a small selection of volunteer schools and MIS suppliers, to ensure the API technology can work.

To maximise the benefits of this work, the supplier will need to be familiar with data collections, API technology and the work the project has completed during the Alpha phase. Given the short timeframe (Jan 2018 to Mar 2018) to deliver, the project has chosen to use a single sourcing route through an established compliant procurement framework for this work.

Award information

Awarded date

22 December 2017

Contract start date

8 January 2018

Contract end date

30 March 2018

Total value of contract

£47,088

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Capgemini UK PLC

Address

1 Forge End, Woking. GU21 6DB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Bishopsgate House, Feethams,
Darlington
DL1 5QE
England

Email

Karen.HALL@education.gov.uk