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Course Directory Support Service 2025

Department for Education

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Education

Buyer Address: Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, England

Contact Email: lindsay.sanderson@education.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
713790.0 GBP
Published
17 Mar 2025, 09:08
Deadline
21 Feb 2025, 17:00
Contract Start
01 Mar 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
72322000 - Data management services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

Educational establishments use National Careers Service Course Directory "provider portal" to update details of all courses they offer. This allows the public to search for suitable courses using third party websites as all records are held within our central data warehouse as open data which third parties can freely consume using an API. This contract is for helpdesk and support services to provide data management support to providers and DfE using the portal.

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