# Digital Partner

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by OPEN UNIVERSITY\(THE\).

## Key facts

- Buyer: [OPEN UNIVERSITY\(THE\)](/buyers/open-university-the/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED](/suppliers/kainos-software/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £60,000,000
- Award date: 22 March 2024
- Published: 9 May 2024
- Contract start: 22 March 2024
- Contract end: 21 March 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f18bdcd4-9f98-4846-b3ef-9fb8e97ca714-744670
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8a2fc1ea-a235-46f5-934c-f8eecf3e828b

## Description

Call off agreement awarded under the CCS framework - Digital Specialists and Programmes - lot 1 following a mini competition process\. The scope of the call of is: a digital delivery partner to help build and iterate a range of digital services that will improve our students experience of studying with the university\. We want our students to be successful and reduce the time they spend on routine administrative tasks whilst improving the support we give them\. This work could include delivering elements of student facing services, replacing, or improving other external/internal services used by our workforce and overall is aimed at reducing our implementation and operating costs through good service design and rapid development\. The contract period is for 4 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months\. There is no committed spend under the call off, work to be delivered under statements of work\. Indicative spend range over the life of the agreement is £0 - £60m ex VAT

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f18bdcd4-9f98-4846-b3ef-9fb8e97ca714-744670)