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title: "Support for CEC Digital Products"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078034"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "The Careers and Enterprise Company"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# Support for CEC Digital Products

Buyer: The Careers and Enterprise Company  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078034

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## Summary

The Careers and Enterprise Company is buying technical development, hosting, operations and support for its digital products and services, including tools used by careers leaders and its networks. The requirement is split into two lots. The Core Supplier will develop and operate existing products and new digital services, provide third-line support, manage the organisation’s AWS infrastructure, and work with it on responsible use of AI in development. The Learning Management System Supplier will develop, host and operate the existing learning management system and related products, provide third-line support, and work collaboratively with the core supplier. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; the core-supplier lot specifies London as its delivery location.

The buyer invited offers through a two-stage competitive flexible procedure, with an optional third stage for presentations where bids are closely ranked. Suppliers first undergo capability and suitability assessment; shortlisted suppliers submit technical and commercial tenders. The contract is awarded to the most advantageous tender. Enquiries were due by 21 October 2026 at 17:00, and expressions of interest by 27 October 2026 at 17:00. The planned award decision date is 21 December 2026. Both lots are planned to run from 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2030, with an option to extend by up to 24 months. The Core Supplier lot is valued at £15 million and the learning management system lot at £600,000. For each lot, quality carries 75% of the score and price 25%.

This opportunity suits digital technology suppliers able to provide sustained software development capacity, rather than a one-off build. The core-supplier lot calls for experience maintaining and extending digital products, developing new services, supporting careers-sector users, operating hosted services and providing third-line technical support. Suppliers must also be able to manage AWS infrastructure with attention to stability, scalability and security, and collaborate on effective, responsible use of AI in software development. The learning management system lot is suited to suppliers with specialist LMS development and hosting capability, including the ability to extend an existing platform and support its related products. Collaboration with a separate core supplier is part of that role. Both lots require capacity to deliver work through Statements of Work; the core role spans a broader range of products and infrastructure, while the LMS role is more focused.

## Notice

We are seeking to procure expert technical support to maintain, develop and enhance the capabilities of our digital products and services. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Educational-software-development-services./53Y927A793 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/53Y927A793

### Lot Information

Core Supplier

* Provide technical development capacity to further develop our existing digital products and services throughout the contract via issued Statements of Work (SoWs). * Provide development capacity for digital projects that extend existing products and services, or for the development of new products and services supporting careers leaders and the CEC's networks, that support our users via Statements of Work (SoWs). * Support the hosting and operation of our products and services and provide third-line technical support. * Manage our AWS infrastructure to ensure that our data, products and services remain stable, scalable and secure in the face of current and emerging threats. * Work collaboratively with the CEC to make effective and responsible use of AI tools to improve the efficiency, quality and pace of the development process.

Renewal: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three (3) years commencing in September 2027. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further period or periods of up to twenty-four (24) months in total.

Learning Management System Supplier

*Provide technical development capacity to further develop our existing Learning Management System and related products and services throughout the contract. *Provide development capacity for digital projects that significantly extend the Learning Management System and related products and services, or for the development of new products and services supporting careers leaders and the CEC's networks. *Support the hosting and operation of the Learning Management System and related products and provide third-line technical support. *Work collaboratively with the core supplier to host, operate and develop the LMS and related products and services.

Renewal: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three (3) years commencing on 1 September 2027. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the contract by up to a further twenty-four (24) months, in one or more periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093570-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,600,000 |
| Lots value | £15,600,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Careers and Enterprise Company |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC1A 4JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Bunhill |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212190 - Educational software development services
- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 18:33 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093570-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093570-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/53Y927A793
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Educational-software-development-services./53Y927A793
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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