Infrastructure and Platforms - Infrastructure Services
Department for Education · awarded 17 November 2025 · delivered in West Midlands
Who
| Buyer | Department for Education Sheffield |
|---|---|
| Supplier |
UBDS IT Consulting Limited |
| Category | services |
| Classification | Information technology services CPV 72222300 |
| Notice published | 4 December 2025 |
What it is for
This contract will provide Infrastructure capability and expertise for a broad range of projects in the Department for Education (DfE, the Buyer), across multiple alpha, beta and live Developments. Infrastructure & Platforms (I&P) Infrastructure Services (IS) runs several pre-defined, outcome based, small to medium sized projects and programmes designed to improve the service provided to the Department each year. On occasion, I&P IS also runs un-planned projects, responding to urgent un-anticipated departmental demand. This contract will mainly be used by the Infrastructure and Platforms team in the DfE but can also be used by any digital, data and technology (DDT) delivery portfolio or enabling team, and (with agreement) other DfE teams, at short notice, to support immediate Development outcome requirements.
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