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    ContractsEmployment Support Services for Universal Credit Claimants
    Open tender

    Employment Support Services for Universal Credit Claimants

    Contract value
    £1.2bn
    Published 12 Jun 2026

    DWP is seeking suppliers to deliver tailored employment support services to help Universal Credit claimants across England find work, including training, job brokering, and specialist support.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 12 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £1.2bn
    Published 12 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£1,200,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 3 months ago.

    12 June 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is procuring employment support services across England to help out-of-work Universal Credit claimants return to employment. The provision will be personalised and tailored to individual needs and local labour market conditions, including: skills training and work experience; job matching and brokering with employers; self-employment support; application and interview coaching; health and wellbeing support in the workplace; assistance with travel and childcare costs; and specialist services such as English language training and addiction support. DWP is co-designing the services with Mayoral Strategic Authorities to ensure local relevance and effectiveness. Interested suppliers are invited to attend virtual market engagement events (2nd June 2026 and 9th July 2026) to learn more about the opportunity. Suppliers should register their interest via Atamis. Please note that programme title, budgets, contract length, and key dates remain subject to internal governance approval and may change. The estimated total contract value excludes VAT and is indicative at this stage.

    Track record

    37 awards · 28 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, Department for Work & Pensions has awarded 37 contracts to 28 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL4× · 11%
    2. THE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD2× · 5%
    3. King's College London2× · 5%
    4. ProKanban2× · 5%
    5. PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD2× · 5%
    6. BEAMANS LIMITED2× · 5%

    +22 more suppliers

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-067bc6
    DF
    Buyer
    Department for Work & Pensions
    Sector
    Education & Training