Planned procurement · Notice 078391-2026
Employment support products for JCS
- Value
- Value not stated
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027
In plain English
The Department for Work & Pensions is running early market engagement, not a tender, to explore digital products (including AI tools) for its new Jobs and Careers Service across the UK. It has defined 12 areas of employment support, from career advice to interview support, and may run several separate procurements later; the value, procedure and dates are still to be determined.
Good fit for: Software or digital firms offering employment support tools such as CV, job search, skills or career coaching products.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Background: The Get Britain Working (GBW) White Paper, co-authored by the Secretaries of State for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), Department for Education (DfE) and His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), sets out plans to set the country on a path to bring down economic inactivity and improve employment outcomes. A key enabler is to reform Jobcentre Plus (JCP) through the creation of a new single and universal Jobs and Careers Service (JCS). JCS will provide support for anyone who is looking for work, who wants to get on in work, or who wants to change their career or retrain. It will be a service that values employer engagement, working with employers to understand and support their current and future recruitment needs. Among the key objectives of JCS are: • Creating a digital, universal and fully inclusive service; and, • Providing high-quality personalised support to help people into work, support training and get on in work. Requirements / Contract subject-matter: DWP Digital teams are progressing digital activity which will underpin JCS and DWP is keen to explore third party solutions which could support this new digital service. The engagement will cover a wide range of requirements. DWP has defined 12 areas of employment support which we are keen to explore suitable products for, including AI solutions. JCS Employment Support categories: The JCS ‘Employment Support’ categories are listed below: • ES01 - Career advice • ES02 - Career planning • ES03 - Skills gap analysis • ES04 - Financial planning • ES05 - Career coaching • ES06 - Learning / Training / Provision • ES07 - Job discovery • ES08 - Job market insights • ES09 - CV support • ES10 - Job application support • ES11 - Application tracking • ES12 - Inter…
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 18 Aug 2026.
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