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title: "Jobs and Career Services"
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# Jobs and Career Services

Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c7e0e411-7f80-412c-a162-3837a1f648e7

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned Jobs and Career Services, a social research service to evaluate delivery models for its Jobs and Careers Service. The service is being piloted at three pathfinder research sites, with researchers evaluating delivery and gathering early insights. The work is classified as social research services (CPV 79315000) and is based in the United Kingdom. IFF was named as the supplier. The requirement is focused on researching and evaluating this specific employment and careers service pilot, rather than providing general employment support or careers advice.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to IFF. DWP used a selective process through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender’s stated estimated value and the awarded contract value are both £4 million. The award date was 18 September 2026, and the contract period runs from 18 September 2026 to 18 September 2030. The service is described as a pilot across three research sites. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were identified as suitable to participate. No evaluation criteria or lot structure are stated in the procurement details.

This award shows DWP’s demand for research and evaluation of employment and careers service delivery models, including work across multiple pilot sites. Suppliers considering comparable research for this buyer would need to demonstrate the ability to design and deliver research in live service settings, assess different delivery models, and produce useful early findings. Credible competitors would also need the capacity to work across three sites and provide a service over a multi-year period. The route used was a framework call-off, so suppliers seeking similar DWP work would need access to an appropriate framework. The procurement identified SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable, and the selected supplier, IFF, is recorded as an SME.

## 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/c7ab8f60-7baf-4914-86cf-afe830472bd5 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 18 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 16:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7ab8f60-7baf-4914-86cf-afe830472bd5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7ab8f60-7baf-4914-86cf-afe830472bd5
  23rd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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