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    ContractsUK Skills Taxonomy Development
    Awarded contract

    UK Skills Taxonomy Development

    Awarded
    £495k
    Published 5 Oct 2026

    Developing a unified skills taxonomy linking qualifications, occupations, and skills to support labour market analysis across UK government, academia, and employers.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 5 Oct 2026· 2 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £495k
    Published 5 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £495,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • UW
      UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 weeks ago.

    5 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Department for Work and Pensions (formerly Department for Education) engaged the University of Warwick to create a comprehensive UK skills taxonomy that maps the relationships between skills, qualifications, and occupations. This authoritative framework is designed to enable more effective labour market analysis across government departments, academic institutions, and employers. The taxonomy provides a single reference point for understanding workforce skills and career pathways. This contract was originally procured by the Department for Education and transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions under a Machinery of Government change in Spring 2026. This notice publishes a Regulation 72 PCR2015 modification to the original contract. Further details are available on Contracts Finder.

    Track record

    5 awards · 4 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, Department for Work & Pensions has awarded 5 contracts to 4 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED2× · 40%
    2. British Chamber of Commerce1× · 20%
    3. Pensions Policy Institute1× · 20%
    4. UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK1× · 20%

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078098

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    Department for Work & Pensions
    Sector
    Research & Innovation