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Outplacement Support Provision (con_31915)

Department for Education

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04 Sep 2026 at 18:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education procured an outplacement support service. The service is intended to provide guidance and counselling to people who need help moving on from employment, although the published description does not give further operational detail about the support model or its intended users. The procurement is classified as a service and covers the single requirement under this contract. The buyer is the Department for Education, a central government department based in London. The selected provider, Careerminds UK Limited, is based in Altrincham and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement is therefore relevant to providers of outplacement, career transition, employment guidance and related counselling services serving a central government customer.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The contract was awarded to Careerminds UK Limited through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed and began on 29 June 2026, and runs until 31 December 2026. Its value is £33,000 excluding VAT and £39,600 including VAT. There is one completed lot and one active award. The published classification is guidance and counselling services. The procurement route means suppliers were not assessed through a competitive tender for this award; the available outcome records the selected provider and the contract terms rather than a scored evaluation or comparative bid process.

This award indicates a defined Department for Education requirement for outplacement support delivered as a professional guidance and counselling service. It is commercially relevant to providers with an established capability in career transition, redundancy support, employability advice or related counselling, particularly those able to serve a central government department. A credible future competitor would need to show that it can deliver a coherent outplacement service, support affected individuals effectively and operate at the scale of a single departmental requirement. Careerminds UK Limited is recorded as an SME, indicating that this type of service is not confined to the largest suppliers. The requirement may therefore be relevant to specialist firms with suitable delivery capacity and public-sector readiness.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Outplacement Support Provision (con_31915)

Notice Description

The contract will provide an outplacement support service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084142-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£33,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RENOVO EMPLOYMENT GROUP LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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