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Explore education statistics platform support

Department for Education · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 03:52.

Opportunity overview

Description: Explore Education Statistics is aimed at making education statistics easier to find, access, navigate and understand.

Awarded to

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Hive IT

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£2.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2026
Award ID
064920-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
08852342
Location
Sheffield, UK, S1 2HB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72250000 — System and support services

Lots

  • Explore education statistics (EES) is a digital service used by analysts within the Department for Education (DfE) to create and publish official and national statistics releases. The service is in public beta and is relied on by users, with the department having regulatory requirements for keeping its statistical service publicly available. We require that the service is continually worked on, with bugs and issues addressed as they are raised and a regular flow of small feature optimisations to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the users including accessibility standards. Maintenance and minor enhancement of the service throughout the duration of the contract whilst enhancement work is taking place through other Statements of Work. We expect this to include monitoring and optimisation of the service as well as bug fixing.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0649e9
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72250000
Description
System and support services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Explore education statistics (EES) is a digital service used by analysts within the Department for Education (DfE) to create and publish official and national statistics releases. The service is in public beta and is relied on by users, with the department having regulatory requirements for keeping its statistical service publicly available. We require that the service is continually worked on, with bugs and issues addressed as they are raised and a regular flow of small feature optimisations to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the users including accessibility standards. Maintenance and minor enhancement of the service throughout the duration of the contract whilst enhancement work is taking place through other Statements of Work. We expect this to include monitoring and optimisation of the service as well as bug fixing.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Options

Description
Option to extend for 1 year

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72250000
Description
System and support services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-FTS-165

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
SW1P 3BT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 03700002288

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Hive IT
Id
GB-FTS-184491

Identifier

Legal Name
Hive IT
Id
08852342

Address

Locality
Sheffield
Region
UK
Postal Code
S1 2HB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Hive IT
Id
GB-FTS-184492

Identifier

Legal Name
Hive IT

Address

Locality
Sheffield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
064920-2026-1
Title
Explore education statistics platform support
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-184491
Name
Hive IT

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
064920-2026-1
Award ID
064920-2026-1
Title
Explore education statistics platform support
Status
active
Date Signed
26 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,820,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1P 3BT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 010882-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·
  2. 064920-2026award, contract ·