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Department for Education · Education

In brief

Department for Education has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

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Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 39 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to work with multiple suppliers of pupil and school facing educational software in England. This is an opportunity to inform policy development relating to proposed SEND reforms, interoperability standards to improve the flow of data, and analysis to develop meaningful insights into pupil learning and progress. Suppliers who meet the criteria set out will be able to get directly involved in projects developed by DfE and its authorised partners, sharing knowledge, insights and supplier-side perspectives. This will help DfE build collaboration with the EdTech market. Areas of focus include SEND, key stage 3, and core pupil information and opportunities are set out under several lots described below.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 046694-2026
  2. Contract notice (update) · notice 072980-2026

About the buyer

Department for EducationLast 12 months

Procurements

212

Awards

133

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From notice 046694-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 May 2026, last updated 3 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.