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Published 6 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Explore education statistics platform support

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£815,820,0002 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jun 2026
Awarded to See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list, Hive IT2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 27 Jun 2026 · extension options published · starts 28 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Description: Explore Education Statistics is aimed at making education statistics easier to find, access, navigate and understand.

CPV: System and support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Explore education statistics (EES) is a digital service used by analysts within the…Awarded 4 yrs

Explore education statistics (EES) is a digital service used by analysts within the Department for Education (DfE) to create and publish official and national statistics releases.

The service is in public beta and is relied on by users, with the department having regulatory requirements for keeping its statistical service publicly available.

We require that the service is continually worked on, with bugs and issues addressed as they are raised and a regular flow of small feature optimisations to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the users including accessibility standards.

Maintenance and minor enhancement of the service throughout the duration of the contract whilst enhancement work is taking place through other Statements of Work. We expect this to include monitoring and optimisation of the service as well as bug fixing.

Contract period: 28 Jun 2022 – 27 Jun 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for 1 year
72250000 System and support services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
Last source update
9 Jul 2026, 17:13 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064920
Classification (CPV)
System and support services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649e9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Jun 2022 → 9 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    28 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published109 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 17:13 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jul 2026, 17:13 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    9 Jul 2026, 17:13 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    9 Jul 2026, 17:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £815,820,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 23
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list£813,000,000 †—Awarded
Hive ITSME£2,820,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Explore education statistics platform support · Hive ITSME

    Signed
    26 Jun 2026
    Value
    £2,820,000
    Period
    … – 27 Jun 2026
    Status
    active

  • Contract 010882-2026-RM1043.8-1 · See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list

    Signed
    28 Jun 2022
    Value
    £813,000,000
    Period
    28 Jun 2022 – 27 Jun 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change 3 months extension from 27/3/2026 to allow for customers to complete (award) procurements already underway before framework expiry. New expiry date- 27/06/2026. Additionally this is also to facilitate a seamless crossover period to support the movement to a replacement framework that delivers the optimal customer and supplier experience. There is no uplift to the spend threshold or pricing as part of this extension., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: 3 months extension from 27/3/2026 to allow for customers to complete (award) procurements already underway before framework expiry. New expiry date- 27/06/2026. Additionally this is also to facilitate a seamless crossover period to support the movement to a replacement framework that delivers the optimal customer and supplier experience. There is no uplift to the spend threshold or pricing as part of this extension.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
23bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Hive ITAwarded supplier08852342 Sheffield, UK, S1 2HB
  • See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listAwarded supplier Liverpool, UKContact phone
  • See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listAwarded supplier Liverpool, UK, L3 9PPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.