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Defence Talent - Pipeline Notice

Ministry of Defence

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

PlanningUpdate

18 Sep 2026 at 13:16

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

18 Sep 2026 at 13:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

01 Sep 2026 at 14:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

01 Sep 2026 at 13:35

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is exploring future support for recruitment and talent-related services across Defence. The requirement is intended to cover flexible, specialist and often lower-volume recruitment and talent needs. The scope includes job search and employee relocation services, alongside software supply, administration and enterprise resource planning software, database software, systems and user software programming, and software maintenance. This is a services procurement, with activity expected to support Defence recruitment and talent delivery. The buying organisation is the Ministry of Defence, based in London. The work may suit suppliers combining recruitment expertise with digital systems, software delivery or specialist talent-support capabilities.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Ministry of Defence has set out an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. It expects to use a competitive flexible procedure for one planned lot, with the procurement above the relevant threshold. The planned contract is expected to run from 20 April 2027 to 19 April 2032, with a possible extension or renewal period reaching no later than 19 April 2037. A future procurement notice is expected on 18 November 2026. The authority will hold an online pre-market engagement event on 23 September 2026, accept written clarification questions until 25 September, and request completed market information by 7 October 2026.

The planned lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so the requirement may be relevant to specialist firms as well as larger suppliers. Businesses should prepare to demonstrate capability in flexible recruitment and talent support, particularly for specialist or lower-volume requirements within a Defence environment. Relevant expertise could include job search, employee relocation, recruitment operations, talent management, administration software, enterprise resource planning, databases, software supply, systems and user software programming, or software maintenance. Suppliers with complementary capabilities may consider how their recruitment and technology services could work together. The market engagement provides an early opportunity to understand and help refine the future requirement before formal competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Defence Talent - Pipeline Notice

Notice Description

The Authority is exploring options for the future support to the delivery of its recruitment and talent-related services. The future service is intended to support flexible, specialist and often lower volume recruitment and talent requirements across Defence

Planning Information

The Authority is holding a pre market engagement event on Wednesday 23rd September 2026, this will be conducted on Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend this event please contact lewis.powell130@mod.gov.uk by Monday 21st September 2026. The Authority is no longer conducting bi-lateral sessions. Following Pre-Market Engagement on 23rd Sept, suppliers may submit questions in writing to Lewis.Powell130@mod.gov.uk. The deadline for submitting questions is close of business (1700) on Fri 25 Sept '26. The Authority will strive to respond to questions by close of business on Tues 29 Sept '26. The Authority shall have the right at its sole option to refrain from answering questions that it considers are looking for guidance on a supplier's bid compilation. All questions and answers considered to be pertinent guidance required for all suppliers submitting responses to the RFI may at the Authority's sole option be shared with all suppliers. The Authority may use all questions and answers submitted to further refine the ITT, but shall not divulge information that it considers to be unique to a supplier's prospective solution. If a supplier considers its question to be commercially confidential, please state this in bold at the beginning of your e-mail; if the Authority disagrees, the supplier will have the opportunity to withdraw the question and will not get a response. The Authority is also asking for Requests For Information (RFI's) these must be returned by Wednesday 7th October. A Draft Statement of Requirements and the Request for Information document can be found within the opportunity listing at the link below. https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61447

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef8b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088682-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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

CPV Codes

48219300 - Administration software package

48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package

48611000 - Database software package

72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software

72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

72268000 - Software supply services

79611000 - Job search services

79613000 - Employee relocation services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Apr 2027 - 19 Apr 2032 Over 5 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
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HB
Postcode Area
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

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