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title: "Jobs and Career Services Call-Off Contract"
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# Jobs and Career Services Call-Off Contract

Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-92d60819-56ee-4a43-8974-76c8bf9e7fec

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## Summary

The Department for Work & Pensions commissioned social research services connected with its Jobs and Careers Service (JCS) pilot. The pilot is being run at three pathfinder research sites, with in-house researchers evaluating delivery models and gathering early findings. The work is therefore focused on evaluating employment and careers support service models, rather than delivering the services themselves. The procurement is classified as a service and identifies the United Kingdom as the delivery country; no more specific delivery locations are stated. The buyer is the Department for Work & Pensions.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to IFF Research Ltd. The award date was 18 September 2026, and the awarded value is £4,000,000. The contract period runs from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2030. The requirement was procured through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The stated evaluation is to test delivery models and gather early insights from the Jobs and Careers Service pilot; no separate award-scoring criteria are provided. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The tender submission deadline was 17 September 2026 at 12:00.

For firms that did not win, this award provides a clear example of the Department for Work & Pensions commissioning research to evaluate employment and careers support models during a pilot. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to design and deliver robust evaluation across multiple research sites, assess differing service delivery models, and produce useful early findings for policy and operational decisions. Experience working with public-sector employment or careers services, sound research methods, and the capacity to coordinate work across several locations would be relevant. The selected supplier is a small business, and the procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that a smaller specialist research firm can compete through the framework call-off route.

## Notice

The Jobs and Careers Service (JCS) is currently being piloted through 3 pathfinder research sites, with in-house researchers conducting the evaluation to test delivery models and gather early insights.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60d1cbb4-f825-448b-be94-329019c7c548 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IFF Research |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60d1cbb4-f825-448b-be94-329019c7c548

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60d1cbb4-f825-448b-be94-329019c7c548
  14th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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