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National Careers Service - "Technical and Live Services" and "Portfolio Support" - Joint Pre-Market Engagement Event

Department for Education · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 16:56.

Opportunity overview

These procurements will be ran via the GCA Framework "Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7" RM1043.9, Lot 2. Only suppliers awarded onto this framework Lot shall be invited to participate in this preliminary market engagement event and subsequent further competition. This event is to alert the market of an upcoming tender opportunity and to provide important context and information ahead of the requirements being launched. Technical and Live Services We are seeking a supplier that will partner with us to provide on-going technical capability to maintain the web presence of the National Careers Service, Data Sharing Service (DSS), Skills for Careers and associated Course Directory. The desired outcome is for the awarded supplier to bring industry best practices and high performing individuals to work alongside our delivery and in-house team.

Classification

  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba48
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
18 Oct 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
17 Oct 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The pre-market engagement will be carried out via the Microsoft Teams on 25/06/2026 between 11:00 and 12:00. Suppliers awarded onto DOS7 Lot 2 will receive a Microsoft Teams invitation and joining link.
Due
26 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059927-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Jun 2026, 15:03
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P3BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 058597-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 059927-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·