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Provision of a White Label Jobs Board Solution for WMjobs.co.uk (W198)

West Midlands Employers · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:51.

Opportunity overview

West Midlands Employers is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the potential procurement of a white-label jobs board platform to support the continued operation and future development of WMJobs. WMJobs is an established public sector job board operated by West Midlands Employers (WME). The service supports local authorities, education providers, emergency services, charities and other public sector and not-for-profit organisations across the West Midlands and beyond. To assist suppliers in understanding the scale of the service, WMJobs currently supports approximately 3,600 recruiting organisations, publishes around 21,000 job advertisements annually, attracts over 334,000 monthly unique visitors, and has more than 632,000 registered job seeker accounts. These figures are indicative only and are provided to support supplier understanding during this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise. WME is seeking early market input to help refine its requirements and understand available delivery models. The purpose of this engagement is to gather information regarding: • Supplier Capability and relevant experience • Potential delivery Approaches and Market readiness • Future development considerations The engagement is intended to support market understanding only and does not constitute a call for competition, invitation to tender, or commitment by WME to proceed with any procurement. Participation in this engagement will not give any supplier an advantage in any future procurement, and non-participation will not prevent a supplier from bidding should a procurement be launched. WME will manage the engagement in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Interested Organisations are invited to complete the accompanying supplier questionnaire.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
  • CPV48200000 — Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • CPV48600000 — Database and operating software package
  • CPV72268000 — Software supply 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
W198
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48100000
Description
Industry specific software package
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48200000
Description
Networking, Internet and intranet software package
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
48600000
Description
Database and operating software package
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72268000
Description
Software supply services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The PME opens on Wednesday 23rd September 2026 and suppliers will have until 17:00 on Monday 05 October 2026 to respond. The PME questionnaire can be accessed here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ysdzhWm7u5 Suppliers may raise clarification questions by emailing yannick@icosa.uk All clarification questions must be received by 12h00PM Friday 2nd October 2026. All information provided by suppliers will be used to inform WME’s procurement preparation. Where relevant, information gathered through PME may be reflected in future procurement documents, shared with the market on an equal basis, or used to refine the proposed specification, Conditions of Participation, award criteria, timetable or contract approach.
Due
5 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
092211-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Sept 2026, 10:34
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Midlands Employers
Id
GB-PPON-PHZL-1422-PCLL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHZL-1422-PCLL

Address

Street Address
JQ Modern 120 Vyse Street
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B186ND
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B186ND · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 090274-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 092211-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·