# Funding Service - Improve and Grow Contract

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Hippo Digital Ltd](/contract-winners/hippo-digital/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £12,785,542
- Tender value: £12,785,542
- Award date: 28 April 2025
- Published: 15 May 2025
- Contract start: 28 April 2025
- Contract end: 27 April 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 79819ed3-603f-4397-9fbe-ec94a16a5e2e-845478
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-884f2ab7-590b-44f3-9c67-88b536ad781e

## Description

This contract is for digital delivery capabilities to improve and grow the Funding Service which is a group of digital products relating to the ESFA and DfE's Funding offering to education providers\. The Supplier shall: - Develop the Funding Service - Improving the Flow of Data \(Including the Central Serving of Data\) - Improve communications with, and experience of, users - Improve accessibility - Increase the Grant offering - Maintain service levels

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79819ed3-603f-4397-9fbe-ec94a16a5e2e-845478)