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title: "con_17421 National Careers Service Single Source Support"
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# con_17421 National Careers Service Single Source Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/con-17421-national-careers-service-single-source-support-ocds-h6vhtk-052989). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Contract for continuous improvement of National Careers Service website which underpins key running of the service and supports the build and development of digital outcomes

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £8,810,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052989`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/con-17421-national-careers-service-single-source-support-ocds-h6vhtk-052989#tl-md)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Contract for continuous improvement of National Careers Service website which underpins key running of the service and supports the build and development of digital outcomes
- **Contract Period:** 28/11/2022 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** con_17421 National Careers Service - Single Source Support (active)
  - Award id: `028728-2025-Con_17421-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Methods Business and Digital Technology, Methods Business and Digital ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163565`, `GB-FTS-136376`
  - Value: £8,810,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** con_17421 National Careers Service - Single Source Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,810,000
  - Signed Date: 28/11/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028728-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-30T10:40:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T05:28:30.628Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052989