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Opportunity overview
The Department for Work and Pensions is undertaking market engagement in relation to a proposed Open Procurement for sponsorship services supporting the National Apprenticeship Awards.
Suppliers are invited to participate in a market engagement event planned for 16 October 2026, where DWP will explain the requirement in more detail and invite comments from potential bidders. The event will be held on Friday 16th October at 10.30am and will be delivered via MS Teams.
Interested suppliers wishing to participate in the market engagement event should register their interest by emailing naa.sponsorshipitt@DWP.GOV.UK no later than 09:00 on 16th October 2026. Please include the names and email addresses of all those from your organisation who wish to attend.
Following registration, suppliers will receive joining instructions for the online event.
Presentation materials and a summary of questions and answers arising from the event will be made available to all interested suppliers to support transparency and equal treatment. These will be available via DWP's e-procurement system Atamis.
Classification
CPV79952000 — Event services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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The Department for Work and Pensions is undertaking market engagement in relation to a proposed Open Procurement for sponsorship services supporting the National Apprenticeship Awards.
Suppliers are invited to participate in a market engagement event planned for 16 October 2026, where DWP will explain the requirement in more detail and invite comments from potential bidders. The event will be held on Friday 16th October at 10.30am and will be delivered via MS Teams.
This engagement is for information gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition.
Due
23 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
094940-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 9NA · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
4 VERSIONS
1
091907-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
092918-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
3
094940-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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094944-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement for a proposed open procurement for sponsorship services supporting the National Apprenticeship Awards. DWP is inviting suppliers to an online MS Teams engagement event on 16 October 2026; this is not confirmation that bidding is open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of event sponsorship, partnership sales, sponsorship management or associated event services. Final scope and bidder requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Market engagement registrationEmail naa.sponsorshipitt@DWP.GOV.UK by 09:00 on 16 October 2026, including names and email addresses of attendees.Evidence: “Interested suppliers wishing to participate... should register their interest by emailing naa.sponsorshipitt@DWP.GOV.UK no later than 09:00 on 16th October 2026. Please include the names and email addresses...”
Supplier requirementsUnknown; the notice says DWP will explain the requirement in more detail at the engagement event.Evidence: “DWP will explain the requirement in more detail and invite comments from potential bidders.”
Eligibility criteriaUnknown at market-engagement stage.Evidence: No eligibility, financial, technical or exclusion criteria are stated in the supplied notice.
92% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Early-stage market engagement for a proposed open procurement for sponsorship services supporting the National Apprenticeship Awards. DWP is inviting suppliers to an online MS Teams engagement event on 16 October 2026; this is not confirmation that bidding is open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of event sponsorship, partnership sales, sponsorship management or associated event services. Final scope and bidder requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Sponsorship services supporting the National Apprenticeship Awards
Participation in optional market engagement and feedback on the proposed requirement
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Market engagement registration
99% confidence
Email naa.sponsorshipitt@DWP.GOV.UK by 09:00 on 16 October 2026, including names and email addresses of attendees.
View supporting evidence
“Interested suppliers wishing to participate... should register their interest by emailing naa.sponsorshipitt@DWP.GOV.UK no later than 09:00 on 16th October 2026. Please include the names and email addresses...”
Supplier requirements
98% confidence
Unknown; the notice says DWP will explain the requirement in more detail at the engagement event.
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“DWP will explain the requirement in more detail and invite comments from potential bidders.”
Eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
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No eligibility, financial, technical or exclusion criteria are stated in the supplied notice.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated total value
86% confidence
Up to £375,000 GBP.
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Opportunity value_max is stated as 375000 GBP.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing model, payment terms, contract duration or final terms are stated.
Delivery
Service area
99% confidence
Sponsorship services for the National Apprenticeship Awards.
View supporting evidence
“proposed Open Procurement for sponsorship services supporting the National Apprenticeship Awards.”
Engagement event
99% confidence
Online via MS Teams at 10:30 on Friday 16 October 2026.
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“The event will be held on Friday 16th October at 10.30am and will be delivered via MS Teams.”
Contract delivery dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start, end or delivery timetable is stated.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage market engagement for a planned procurement; bidding is not stated to be open.
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Display status is upcoming; stage is planning; notice type is Preliminary market engagement notice.
Proposed procurement route
96% confidence
Open procurement / open procedure.
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“proposed Open Procurement”; procurement method details state “Open procedure”.
Market engagement registration deadline
99% confidence
16 October 2026, 09:00.
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“register their interest... no later than 09:00 on 16th October 2026.”
Listed submission deadline
65% confidence
23 November 2026, 12:00 UTC; applicability to a formal tender is unclear because this is a market-engagement notice.
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Opportunity data states submission_deadline: 2026-11-23T12:00:00Z, while the notice text only specifies an engagement registration deadline.
Procurement platform
98% confidence
DWP Atamis e-procurement system for event materials and Q&A.
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“These will be available via DWP's e-procurement system Atamis.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
Final requirement, deliverables, contract structure and evaluation criteria are not yet stated.
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The notice is a preliminary market engagement notice and says DWP will explain the requirement in more detail at the event.
Timetable uncertainty
88% confidence
Formal tender timing and the relationship of the listed 23 November 2026 deadline to the future procurement are unclear.
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The notice concerns market engagement, but supplied process data also contains a submission deadline without supporting explanation in the notice text.
Commercial uncertainty
99% confidence
Contract duration, pricing basis and payment terms are unknown.
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No such terms are provided in the supplied notice.
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