# Infrastructure and Platforms - Architecture Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Solirius Reply Limited
- Award value: £5,500,000
- Tender value: £5,500,000
- Award date: 19 November 2025
- Published: 4 December 2025
- Contract start: 25 November 2025
- Contract end: 24 November 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f9b677b2-03f1-4223-8966-2a8dd73e93b3-874671
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0b1f6545-037f-433b-a327-5410df29560e

## Description

This contract will provide architecture capability and expertise for a broad range of projects in the Department for Education \(DfE, the Buyer\), across multiple Architecture disciplines\. The scope of the contract will be to provide a range of architecture capability services, to meet the needs of multiple programmes across DfE\. The scope of capability covers a variety roles and role levels, as defined in the in the architecture job family of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework\. Outcomes required from the architecture services will vary dependent on the business need\. They may range from working in, for example, portfolios delivering citizen-facing services for children and families, to schools and teachers, to skills and growth\. Architecture services may also be required for cross-cutting, enabling teams in DfE, such as Infrastructure and Platforms, Corporate Services and Technical Operations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9b677b2-03f1-4223-8966-2a8dd73e93b3-874671)