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Support for CEC Digital Products

The Careers and Enterprise Company

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02 Oct 2026 at 18:33

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Careers and Enterprise Company is buying technical development, hosting, operations and support for its digital products and services, including tools used by careers leaders and its networks. The requirement is split into two lots. The Core Supplier will develop and operate existing products and new digital services, provide third-line support, manage the organisation’s AWS infrastructure, and work with it on responsible use of AI in development. The Learning Management System Supplier will develop, host and operate the existing learning management system and related products, provide third-line support, and work collaboratively with the core supplier. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; the core-supplier lot specifies London as its delivery location.

The buyer invited offers through a two-stage competitive flexible procedure, with an optional third stage for presentations where bids are closely ranked. Suppliers first undergo capability and suitability assessment; shortlisted suppliers submit technical and commercial tenders. The contract is awarded to the most advantageous tender. Enquiries were due by 21 October 2026 at 17:00, and expressions of interest by 27 October 2026 at 17:00. The planned award decision date is 21 December 2026. Both lots are planned to run from 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2030, with an option to extend by up to 24 months. The Core Supplier lot is valued at £15 million and the learning management system lot at £600,000. For each lot, quality carries 75% of the score and price 25%.

This opportunity suits digital technology suppliers able to provide sustained software development capacity, rather than a one-off build. The core-supplier lot calls for experience maintaining and extending digital products, developing new services, supporting careers-sector users, operating hosted services and providing third-line technical support. Suppliers must also be able to manage AWS infrastructure with attention to stability, scalability and security, and collaborate on effective, responsible use of AI in software development. The learning management system lot is suited to suppliers with specialist LMS development and hosting capability, including the ability to extend an existing platform and support its related products. Collaboration with a separate core supplier is part of that role. Both lots require capacity to deliver work through Statements of Work; the core role spans a broader range of products and infrastructure, while the LMS role is more focused.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Support for CEC Digital Products

Notice Description

We are seeking to procure expert technical support to maintain, develop and enhance the capabilities of our digital products and services. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Educational-software-development-services./53Y927A793 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/53Y927A793

Lot Information

Core Supplier

* Provide technical development capacity to further develop our existing digital products and services throughout the contract via issued Statements of Work (SoWs). * Provide development capacity for digital projects that extend existing products and services, or for the development of new products and services supporting careers leaders and the CEC's networks, that support our users via Statements of Work (SoWs). * Support the hosting and operation of our products and services and provide third-line technical support. * Manage our AWS infrastructure to ensure that our data, products and services remain stable, scalable and secure in the face of current and emerging threats. * Work collaboratively with the CEC to make effective and responsible use of AI tools to improve the efficiency, quality and pace of the development process.

Renewal: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three (3) years commencing in September 2027. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further period or periods of up to twenty-four (24) months in total.

Learning Management System Supplier

*Provide technical development capacity to further develop our existing Learning Management System and related products and services throughout the contract. *Provide development capacity for digital projects that significantly extend the Learning Management System and related products and services, or for the development of new products and services supporting careers leaders and the CEC's networks. *Support the hosting and operation of the Learning Management System and related products and provide third-line technical support. *Work collaboratively with the core supplier to host, operate and develop the LMS and related products and services.

Renewal: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three (3) years commencing on 1 September 2027. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the contract by up to a further twenty-four (24) months, in one or more periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078034
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093570-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72212190 - Educational software development services

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,600,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£15,600,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Careers and Enterprise Company
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1A 4JQ
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Bunhill
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

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