Planning

White Label Recruitment Platform

WEST MIDLANDS EMPLOYERS

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Planning

17 Apr 2026 at 13:41

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Employers, a sub-central government public authority based in Birmingham, is planning a procurement process for a White Label Recruitment Platform. This initiative, currently at the planning stage, is aimed at enhancing WMJobs.co.uk — a job board dedicated to public sector employment across the West Midlands. The service sought is a fully hosted, cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, intended to support and develop regional scale operations. Interested parties should note the key dates: the future notice is expected on 12 June 2026, the tender process ends on 15 July 2026, and the award announcement by 21 September 2026. The contract period is set from July 2027 to June 2030. The procurement follows an open and competitive flexible procedure, ensuring a wide range of business opportunities.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for providers specialising in scalable and secure SaaS solutions tailored for job boards, offering services such as implementation and ongoing development. Businesses that can deliver a robust recruitment platform capable of supporting integration and multi-tenant configurations will find this project highly lucrative, especially if they aim to expand into public sector employment solutions. Companies skilled in delivering services at established regional scales, with experience in managing commercial models for vacancy advertising, are especially well-suited to compete. This procurement could also open pathways for further expansions, potentially including national aggregation platform developments, making it a promising prospect for growth-minded tech firms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

White Label Recruitment Platform

Notice Description

This Planned Procurement Notice is not a call for competition; it is being issued to provide early visibility of the opportunity to the market. West Midlands Employers (WME) may rely on this notice when determining tender timescales for the future Tender Notice in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. West Midlands Employers (WME) intends to procure a fully hosted, cloud-based, white-label recruitment platform to support and enhance the continued delivery of WMJobs.co.uk, a public sector job board serving local authorities and other public sector and not-for-profit organisations across the West Midlands. WMJobs operates at established regional scale and currently supports approximately: 3,600 recruiting organisations 21,000 job postings per annum 334,000 monthly unique visitors 632,00 registered candidate accounts 51 subscribing recruiters (from 1-year terms to 3-year terms) The platform supports a combination of integrated ATS feeds and direct recruiter postings and operates a commercial charging model for vacancy advertising and promotional services. WME intends to procure a secure, scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) solution to provide the core technology platform supporting WMJobs. The appointed supplier will be responsible for the implementation, hosting, maintenance and ongoing development of the service. During the lifetime of the contract, WME may explore opportunities to expand the platform to support additional regional job boards or a national aggregation platform bringing together vacancies from multiple regional services. While this is not a confirmed requirement at this stage, the solution should be capable of supporting scalable deployment models and multi-site or multi-tenant configurations should such expansion be pursued. Further detailed requirements, including functional specifications, integration requirements and service expectations, will be set out in the tender documentation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068575
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035269-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79611000 - Job search services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Apr 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jul 20263 months to go
Future Notice Date
12 Jun 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 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
WEST MIDLANDS EMPLOYERS
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B18 6ND
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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