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title: "Skills England Web-based Services - Development, Support & Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e85a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Department for Work & Pensions"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# Skills England Web-based Services - Development, Support & Maintenance

Buyer: Department for Work & Pensions  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e85a

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## Summary

The Department for Work & Pensions intends to procure development, support, maintenance and continuous improvement services for Skills England’s web-based digital services and supporting technology estate. The work covers application support, cloud hosting management, API development and maintenance, service enhancements, security updates, technical improvements and specialist digital delivery. These services will support the development, publication and management of occupational standards, apprenticeships and technical education products. The work is classified as information technology services. Delivery is expected across the United Kingdom, for services used by Skills England and managed through DWP. This is a central government requirement for a supplier able to support an established digital estate while delivering ongoing development and enhancement.

This is a planned procurement at the market-awareness stage; it is not an invitation to tender. DWP expects to use a competitive award under the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 framework (RM1043.9), although the notice says the route is not committed. The planned contract is structured as an initial two-year period with two possible one-year extensions, described as 2+1+1. The indicative contract period is 25 January 2027 to 24 January 2029, with a maximum extent to 24 January 2031. The estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT and £1,200,000 including VAT. The procurement is above threshold and planned as one lot, with participation identified as suitable for SMEs.

The requirement will suit digital service providers with demonstrable capability in application development and support, cloud hosting management, API design and maintenance, cyber security updates, technical improvement and continuous service enhancement. Suppliers should be prepared to provide specialist digital delivery teams able to maintain and improve web-based services supporting occupational standards, apprenticeships and technical education products. Relevant experience of operating and developing a live technology estate, managing application support and delivering secure changes will be important. The planned single-lot structure is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Businesses should use the planning period to assess their capability, framework position and delivery capacity, as the requirement has not yet reached the tender stage.

## Notice

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to procure a supplier to provide development, support, maintenance and continuous improvement services for Skills England's web-based digital services and supporting technology estate. The requirement includes application support, cloud hosting management, API development and maintenance, service enhancements, security updates, technical improvements and specialist digital delivery capability to support ongoing digital development and enhancements. The contract will support services used for the development, publication and management of occupational standards, apprenticeships and technical education products. It is envisioned that the DWP will procure these services using the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9) framework. The resulting contract is likely to be structured as a 2+1+1. This information is provided for market awareness purposes only and does not commit the Authority to any particular procurement route or contract duration.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079344-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 25 Jan 2027 - 24 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Work & 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 11:02 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079344-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079344-2026
  20th August 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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