Find a Tender · Forecast
Careers Support for Young People
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £180,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 20 May 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
We want to secure a new service to be operational from September 2027 to support schools, colleges and other education providers to deliver high quality careers programmes, and to work in partnership with SAs/LAs and employers to improve careers provision, and work experience with the purpose of securing better education, training and employment outcomes for young people.
The supplier must also provide grant funding for the existing network of local careers hub partnerships and support the network to continue to provide full geographical coverage across England.
The purpose of the careers hubs is to support schools and colleges in each area to improve their careers guidance programmes against the Gatsby Benchmarks of good career guidance, and to secure work experience by engaging employers to facilitate employer engagement in careers programmes.
The current funding estimates are between £90m and £180m for a 3-5 year agreement, plus a mobilisation period of up to 6 months if required. Funding estimates referenced are indicative only and subject to change. The Department makes no commitment at this stage to the final scope or funding envelope of any future contractual activity.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 80000000
- 79634000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 17 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 17 March 2026.
Release 023991-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 2 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 2 April 2026. Stated change: Added a link to a survey published post market engagement event.
Release 030697-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 20 May 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 20 May 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 046353-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 20 May 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 20 May 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Wed 14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST.
Release 046368-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-066c17
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Wed 27 May 2026, 08:17 BST
- Read at
- Tue 13 Oct 2026, 21:10 BST
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