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    ContractsDigital Employment Support Solutions for Jobs and Careers Service
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    Digital Employment Support Solutions for Jobs and Careers Service

    DWP is exploring digital employment support products and services for a new universal Jobs and Careers Service covering 12 support categories including career advice, skills analysis, job search, and interview preparation.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 18 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender

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    • Contract value
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    • Closing date
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    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Lifecycle

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    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 months ago.

    18 August 2026
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    Brief

    The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking innovative products and services to support the new Jobs and Careers Service (JCS), a universal employment support service being created to help people find work, progress in their careers, and access training. This is a preliminary market engagement to explore third-party solutions, including AI-powered tools, across 12 employment support categories: career advice, career planning, skills gap analysis, financial planning, career coaching, learning and training provision, job discovery, job market insights, CV support, job application support, application tracking, and interview support. DWP is particularly focused on creating a digital, inclusive service with personalised support. This engagement will inform future procurement strategies, which may be structured as multiple separate procurements covering individual or groups of categories, potentially running in parallel or phased over time. Suppliers are welcome to express interest in specific components of the wider scope. Key commercial details including procurement procedures, contract values, timelines, and framework approach are still being determined and will be confirmed in future notices.

    Track record

    8 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, Department for Work & Pensions has awarded 8 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ernst and Young LLP2× · 25%
    2. Stone Technologies Ltd t/a Converge Technology Solutions1× · 13%
    3. Experian Limited1× · 13%
    4. BEDIGITALUK LTD1× · 13%
    5. Stadia Consulting Group Ltd1× · 13%
    6. MOBILISE CLOUD SERVICES LIMITED1× · 13%

    +1 more supplier

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK 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-0672ee
    DF
    Buyer
    Department for Work & Pensions
    Sector
    IT & Software