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Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) services

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Selective procedure
30 June 2026 to 29 June 2029

Provision of comprehensive quality assurance testing services for digital systems. The scope includes system quality assurance assessment and review services to ensure technical compliance and operational performance across the organisation's digital estate.

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Awarded value: £15m; As published
Published: 17 July 2026; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 6 July 2026; Cognizant
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 29 June 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of professional quality assurance and software testing services to support complex digital systems and enterprise-level IT transformation programmes.

Category: System quality assurance assessment and review services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
17 July 2026
Contract awardedto Cognizant
6 July 2026
Contract starts
30 June 2026
Contract ends
29 June 2029

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
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How it compares

158× the typical QA testing contract (£95k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3844879/quality-assurance-testing-qat-services
Buyer reference: CF-0656800D8d000003VQwdEAG
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-eae39206-d649-45d7-89b6-50d9388d1e2e
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) services. Contract award, 17 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3844879/quality-assurance-testing-qat-services (accessed 12 October 2026).