# The Provision of GDS Assessments for Contract Award Service \(CAS\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED](/contract-winners/cognizant-worldwide/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £475,000
- Tender value: £475,000
- Award date: 21 February 2023
- Published: 16 August 2023
- Contract start: 9 December 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f0e6c27f-d190-40ea-8e86-dac9e3f0ad0b-672588
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-30713fba-2d68-4a87-987e-a4d0c67f5679

## Description

Establishment of a contract that will cover the provision on support for the DDS organisation in its preparation for a GDS Service Assessment \. Cognizant will identify activities necessary to bring the service to a standard where it can pass the GDS private beta assessment and provide a delivery plan for these activities\. Cognizant will then execute user-centred design activities within the plan and manage the overall delivery of the plan\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0e6c27f-d190-40ea-8e86-dac9e3f0ad0b-672588)