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# CYBER SKILLS AND CAREERS INSPIRATION PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cyber-skills-and-careers-inspiration-programme-for-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-02b682). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: "CYBER SKILLS AND CAREERS INSPIRATION PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-digital-culture-media-and-sport-GB-FTS-17913)
- **Published Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,896,745 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cyber-skills-and-careers-inspiration-programme-for-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-02b682#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b682`

## 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/cyber-skills-and-careers-inspiration-programme-for-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-02b682#tl-md)

## Description
As part of the National Cyber Security Programme, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires design and delivery of a programme to build enthusiasm and engagement for cyber security amongst young people of secondary school age - and at a point that leads up to and includes pupils’ decision points on subject choices for further study. The required services will focus activity in 3 core areas:
•A Digital Solution(s) to inspire and support 11-14 year old young people’s engagement with cyber security across the UK.
•Regional pilot interventions to support the Digital Solution and, importantly, to embed and deepen engagement of it with under-represented groups and in areas of disadvantage.
•A Targeted Communications Campaign, to support both the promotion of the Digital Solution and to embed and deepen engagement to build awareness and enthusiasm for cyber careers in the target audience.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** As part of the National Cyber Security Programme, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires design and delivery of a programme to build enthusiasm and engagement for cyber security amongst young people of secondary school a...
- **Contract Period:** 30/08/2021 to 31/03/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** CYBER SKILLS AND CAREERS INSPIRATION PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (active)
  - Award id: `022111-2021-102402-1`
  - Supplier(s): **QA Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89428`
  - Value: £2,896,745 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** CYBER SKILLS AND CAREERS INSPIRATION PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,896,745
  - Signed Date: 01/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022111-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-07T08:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:29:34.172Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b682