Notice Information
Notice Title
Future Employment Support
Notice Description
DWP is intending to procure new employment support provision for out of work Universal Credit claimants. It will provide personalised and tailored support that is responsive to the needs of individuals and the local area. This will include skills, training and work experience; matching participants with employers through job trials, jobs fairs and job brokering; support with self-employment; intensive and repeated support with applications and interviewing; support in managing health conditions in the workplace; support with travel and childcare; and specialist support (e.g. ESOL, addiction). Support will be available across England and Wales and will be integrated within local labour markets. DWP is co-designing the provision with Mayoral Strategic Authorities to ensure it is tailored to the needs of local labour markets. This Pipeline notice refers to the procurement of the service in England only. Please note, that all key decisions including final programme title, budgets, contract length and dates are yet to be approved through internal governance and therefore may change. The procurement will be conducted via DWP's new e-procurement system Atamis. Further information on registering an interest in this procurement will be provided in future notices.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067bc6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030871-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
75100000 - Administration services
75110000 - General public services
75131000 - Government services
75300000 - Compulsory social security services
75310000 - Benefit services
75311000 - Sickness benefits
75314000 - Unemployment compensation benefits
79611000 - Job search services
80000000 - Education and training services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80420000 - E-learning services
80500000 - Training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80520000 - Training facilities
80522000 - Training seminars
80530000 - Vocational training services
80533100 - Computer training services
80533200 - Computer courses
80561000 - Health training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
85100000 - Health services
85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
85312500 - Rehabilitation services
85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Nov 20268 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2028 - 31 Jan 2031 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR WORK & PENSIONS
- 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
- SW1H 9NA
- 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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- 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/030871-2026
2nd April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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