Schools Buying Hubs Alpha (and optional Beta)
Department for EducationEstimated Value
Up to £954,356
Deadline
1 May 2020
Published
24 March 2021
Type
services
Overview
The Schools Commercial Team are looking for a service design partner to prototype and test potential solutions with end users, to demonstrate that an accessible service can be built to meet user needs, and if successful, work with us to deliver the end-to-end solution in beta.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Engine Partners UK LLP (Transform)
1 contract wonlatest 18 Sept 2026£9m
total awarded
- 2
Mobilise Cloud Services Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 9 Apr 2026£4m
total awarded
- 3
Faculty Science Limited
1 contract wonlatest 9 Jan 2026£6m
total awarded
- 4
Methods Business and Digital Technology
1 contract wonlatest 30 May 2025£9m
total awarded
- 5
Methods Business and Digital ltd
1 contract wonlatest 30 May 2025£9m
total awarded
Engine Partners UK LLP (Transform) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Department for EducationKey Dates
Published
24 March 2021
Submission deadline
1 May 2020
Notice type
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