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title: "BCS Membership 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f581"
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# BCS Membership 2026-2027

Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f581

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## Summary

The Department for Work & Pensions bought professional membership and associated staff training services from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. The requirement covers 650 BCS memberships for DWP staff, together with an engagement service connected to those memberships. The procurement is classed as staff training services and the activity is delivered across the United Kingdom. The buyer is a central government department, so the requirement supports a large public-sector workforce rather than a single local site. The service combines access to a professional IT membership organisation with administration and engagement activity for participating staff. Suppliers operating in professional membership, workforce development, IT training or related staff-support services would be relevant to this type of requirement, particularly where they can serve employees across a national organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT through a single lot. The buyer used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £97,850 excluding VAT, or £117,420 including VAT. The tender description records 650 memberships at £149 each excluding VAT and an engagement fee of £1,000 excluding VAT. The contract is active. The award covers staff training services delivered in the United Kingdom. The published outcome identifies BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT as the selected supplier; the available procurement information does not set out a scored evaluation model or comparative tender process.

This procurement indicates demand from the Department for Work & Pensions for organisation-wide IT professional membership, staff training and member engagement. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need an established professional IT or training membership offer, the ability to enrol and support hundreds of staff, and the operational capacity to manage a national public-sector account throughout a defined membership year. Relevant strengths would include recognised training content, reliable membership administration, engagement programmes and clear processes for supporting individual members at scale. Experience serving central government or other large employers would help demonstrate that the supplier can handle coordinated delivery across the United Kingdom, maintain consistent service for a dispersed workforce and provide a single accountable relationship for the buyer.

## Notice

BCS Membership 2026-2027 650 memberships @ PS149 each + VAT Engagement fee: PS1000 + VAT 20/3/2026 Agreed with Tim Wightman no workflow required for these records. Sourcing done by SSCL

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085332-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £97,850 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | BCS, The Charted Institute for IT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80511000 - Staff training services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 12:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085332-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085332-2026
  9th September 2026 - Contract details 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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