DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
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Agile Development of Calculate Funding Service (CFS) Systems for the Department for Education

Awarded 31 Mar 2019

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Awarded31 Mar 2019
Value£4,500,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 5y 7mo ago2y term
Awarded 31 Mar 2019Expired 30 Mar 2021

The Department for Education awarded a contract to Method Business and Digital Technology Limited for the enhancement and development of the Calculate Funding Service (CFS) systems to meet evolving business and policy needs and interface with other ESFA systems.

The contract, valued at £4,500,000, covers the spectrum of GDS agile roles, including development, testing, business analysis, user research, and design, which may be integrated into existing teams or form discrete delivery teams across discovery, alpha, and beta phases to address specific business needs.

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