# Schools Buying Hubs Alpha \(and optional Beta\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Paper Design Studio Limited
- Award value: £954,356
- Tender value: £954,356
- Award date: 16 March 2021
- Published: 24 March 2021
- Contract start: 26 May 2020
- Contract end: 25 May 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6f668f31-98c5-4a00-85a7-9070a7981387-423336
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5594e203-5b9d-41b4-ac04-9ec1696ba8b5

## Description

The Schools Commercial Team are looking for a service design partner to prototype and test potential solutions with end users, to demonstrate that an accessible service can be built to meet user needs, and if successful, work with us to deliver the end-to-end solution in beta\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f668f31-98c5-4a00-85a7-9070a7981387-423336)