Notice Information
Notice Title
UK6 Jobs Data for Industrial Strategy
Notice Description
Contract awarded to TextKernel, a data supplier who provide jobs data which informs and impacts DSIT's contribution to the Industrial Strategy. Data has been used since 2022 and it is considered a business-critical dataset within the department. The data is sent to the subject matter expert as raw data, and is also now available as a CBAS integration, which means that it is accessible by unlimited users within DSIT in a user-friendly way across the department.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0662d5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019822-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72319000 - Data supply services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £13,650 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Apr 2026 - 6 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2EG
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019822-2026
5th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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