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    ContractsEducation Statistics Service Maintenance and Support
    Awarded contract

    Education Statistics Service Maintenance and Support

    Awarded
    £2.8m
    Published 20 Jul 2026

    Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and minor enhancements to the Department for Education's public Explore Education Statistics digital platform.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 20 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £2.8m
    Published 20 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,820,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      5 May 2026
      5 months ago
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • HI
      Hive IT
      Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    20 Jul 2026Today5 May 2026

    Brief

    Explore Education Statistics (EES) is a public beta digital service used by Department for Education (DfE) analysts to create and publish official national statistics. The service is actively used and must remain publicly available to meet regulatory requirements. This opportunity involves ongoing maintenance, bug fixes, and minor feature enhancements to ensure the service remains stable, accessible, and responsive to user needs. Work includes monitoring service performance, optimizing functionality, addressing reported issues promptly, and ensuring compliance with accessibility standards. This support contract will run concurrently with other enhancement initiatives managed through separate agreements.

    Track record

    17 awards · 14 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 17 contracts to 14 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Hive IT4× · 24%
    2. Engine Partners UK LLP (Transform)1× · 6%
    3. CLUE COMPUTING COMPANY LIMITED1× · 6%
    4. NTT DATA UK Ltd1× · 6%
    5. Info-Tech Research Group Ltd1× · 6%
    6. Realise Europe Ltd1× · 6%

    +8 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    6ba029dd-e2b0-480b-a7d2-44e1724e4a1e-907228

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