# National Fraud Initiative - Data Matching Services Award

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Synectics Solutions Limited
- Award value: £4,000,000
- Tender value: £4,000,000
- Award date: 5 March 2018
- Published: 10 May 2018
- Contract start: 3 April 2018
- Contract end: 5 December 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5e791e03-3879-41d4-8993-6919f2a9289e-215293
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1bde1986-3b32-4c64-8c67-baf855c3ed5b

## Description

The Cabinet Office required a managed service to deliver all aspects of National Fraud Initiative \(NFI\) in an environment that meets the Cabinet Office security requirements and is accredited against relevant Government Information Assurance Standards\. The supplier was expected to ensure that the system is updated in line with future Government security standards and future changes to data protection legislation\. The NFI is a complex project requiring expertise, flexibility and close collaboration\. The supplier was required to work in partnership with the Cabinet Office to jointly drive innovation and continual programme development\. For example developing enhanced data matching/analytics techniques, overcoming specific data related problems, contacting participants needing support and developing enhanced functionality for the NFI web application\. Additional information: The final contract price referenced in the Contract Award Notice in II\.1\.7 and v2\.4 is an estimate and the actual price of the contract is considerably less\. The exact figure has not been provided due to its commercially sensitive nature\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e791e03-3879-41d4-8993-6919f2a9289e-215293)