# Data Science services - Development, Dev Ops, Architecture and Data Engineering

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Cognizant Worldwide Limited](/contract-winners/cognizant-worldwide/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £8,310,000
- Tender value: £8,310,000
- Award date: 19 August 2022
- Published: 12 September 2022
- Contract start: 18 August 2022
- Contract end: 17 August 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 10bfbf0d-f66f-4060-8303-4f4eec6d372c-570837
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e543874-f8a5-4ca2-bc5c-1b7b86d49551

## Description

The DfE is a central government ministerial department, and the Education and Skills Agency \(ESFA\) is one of the executive agencies sponsored by the Department for Education\. Our department is responsible for education, children's social services, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England, and equalities\. We work to achieve a highly educated society in which opportunity is equal for all, no matter your background or family circumstances\. Data Science is part of the Education and Skills Funding Agency \(ESFA\) within the Department for Education \(DfE\)\. We are a fast-paced Data Service providing functions that cover data capture, data operations, governance, visualisation, and analytics\. Supporting funding, payments, performance monitoring and policy development\. We are looking procure managed services to support critical data services, projects, programmes, and emerging technologies to increase user satisfaction across the education sector and deliver enhanced value on taxpayers' monies\. This specific managed service procurement is for Development, DevOps Support, Architectural Support, Data Engineering Support

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10bfbf0d-f66f-4060-8303-4f4eec6d372c-570837)