--- title: "Developing a UK Skills Taxonomy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-988e106c-b3d2-4359-8f9a-0c34c6959e66" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-988e106c-b3d2-4359-8f9a-0c34c6959e66" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-988e106c-b3d2-4359-8f9a-0c34c6959e66.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-988e106c-b3d2-4359-8f9a-0c34c6959e66.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-09-08" --- # Developing a UK Skills Taxonomy Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-988e106c-b3d2-4359-8f9a-0c34c6959e66 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-988e106c-b3d2-4359-8f9a-0c34c6959e66) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-988e106c-b3d2-4359-8f9a-0c34c6959e66.json) ## Summary The Department for Education in the UK is planning a procurement process for the project titled "Developing a UK Skills Taxonomy." The procurement, classified under research and development services, has a budget of £50,000 and will be conducted through a selective method, calling off from a dynamic purchasing system. The project aims to establish a UK-specific taxonomy to better organize and describe labour market information, enhancing insights for policy makers, education providers, and employers. The tender has a future notice date of 28th September 2022, with a contract period from 7th November 2022 to 1st November 2024. This opportunity presents businesses with the chance to contribute to the development of a crucial taxonomy that will improve understanding of skills demand and supply in the UK labour market. Companies with expertise in research and analysis, project management capabilities, and knowledge of the UK education system are well-suited to compete. To participate, businesses must be registered suppliers under the Crown Commercial Service's RM6126 Research & Insights DPS and must also register on the Department for Education's Jaggaer e-Tendering Portal to receive bid invitations and submit proposals. ## Notice At present, there is no UK-specific skills taxonomy encompassing skills, qualifications, and occupations (and the mappings between them). Different stakeholders use different taxonomies, some developed using novel approaches and others based on existing taxonomies developed in other countries (ESCO - Europe, O*NET - US) which aren't necessarily suitable for the UK labour market. Consequently, the language used to describe labour market information (LMI) is inconsistent, making it difficult to identify the demand for and supply of skills and mismatches between the two. The Unit for Future Skills within the Department for Education, is seeking to establish a UK-specific taxonomy that will enable the department (and government more widely) to better organise and describe LMI and extract greater insights from it. This will greatly improve our understanding of what jobs require which skills, and which qualifications provide different skills. This in turn will help identify skills mismatches, allowing policy makers, education providers, employers etc to respond appropriately. The project will be comprised of two phases. Phase 1 will focus on developing use cases through stakeholder engagement, scoping out the details of any proposed methodology (or methodologies) - including the benefits and drawbacks of the proposed approach(es) - and developing a detailed workplan for the development of a UK skills taxonomy. Phase 2 will focus on the actual development of the taxonomy, alongside a programme of user testing. There will be a review point at the end of phase 1 to evaluate outputs for quality and feasibility and decide whether the department will proceed with phase 2 of the project. Bidders will need to demonstrate expertise in the subject matter area and a knowledge of the UK education system. Project management skills for a work programme spanning multiple years, and adequate resource to undertake and deliver a large-scale project are also essential. They will also need demonstrate evidence of wide-ranging research and analytical skills (e.g. quantitative, qualitative, data analytics) and the ability to produce high quality analysis to pre-agreed timelines. Please note that PS50,000 is for Phase 1 - there is additional budget for Phase 2 This opportunity will be conducted under the Crown Commercial Service's RM6126 Research & Insights DPS. You must be registered as a supplier on RM6126 Research & Insights DPS to have the opportunity to be selected to receive the Bid Pack / invitation to tender for this competition. Details of how to register are provided in the links section of this notification. The formal Call for Competition will be conducted via the Department for Education's Jaggaer e-Tendering Portal. You must also be registered on Jaggaer to receive an invitation to tender, ask clarification questions and submit a bid. Further information about how to register on Jaggaer can be found in the links section of this notification. Additional information: Please note that PS50,000 is for Phase 1 - there is additional budget for Phase 2. You must be registered as a supplier on RM6126 Research & Insights DPS to have the opportunity to be selected to receive the Bid Pack / invitation to tender for this competition. Details of how to register are provided in the links section of this notification. The formal Call for Competition will be conducted via the Department for Education's Jaggaer e-Tendering Portal. You must also be registered on Jaggaer to receive an invitation to tender, ask clarification questions and submit a bid. Further information about how to register on Jaggaer can be found in the links section of this notification. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a27b418a-c5c3-4109-a120-af33a048abd6 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Sep 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Nov 2022 - 1 Nov 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2FJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 8 Sep 2022 at 14:12 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a27b418a-c5c3-4109-a120-af33a048abd6 - 8 Sep 2022 at 10:08 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a27b418a-c5c3-4109-a120-af33a048abd6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a27b418a-c5c3-4109-a120-af33a048abd6 8th September 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4b730382-c437-463e-9b0f-a87cdc5788ec ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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