# Funding and Contracting Service \(FCS\) systems agile development

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department For Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: PARITY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
- Award value: £4,500,000
- Award date: 31 January 2019
- Published: 12 February 2019
- Contract start: 1 February 2019
- Contract end: 31 January 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2405c5f1-fd2b-4ba2-9726-4f9366fc1649-269423
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18da82b8-9adf-44e7-b02c-7ee66cca79bd

## Description

The Education and Skills Funding Agency is responsible for delivering all school and Further Education funding in England\. The Funding and Contracting Service \(FCS\) is undergoing a digital transformation and looking for an agile partner to assist in delivering this\. The challenges will range from bringing new products to live as well as shaping mature systems to support this transformation\. The aim is to build an in-house capability across the three service lines\. Each will have their own contract but flexibility to provide resources to the other service lines if necessary\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2405c5f1-fd2b-4ba2-9726-4f9366fc1649-269423)