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Defence Talent - Pipeline Notice

Buyer: Ministry of Defence →

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

The Authority is exploring options for the future support to the delivery of its recruitment and talent-related services. The future service is intended to support flexible, specialist and often lower volume recruitment and talent requirements across Defence

Categories

Administration software package 48219300Enterprise resource planning software package 48451000Database software package 48611000Programming services of systems and user software 72211000Maintenance of information technology software 72267100Software supply services 72268000Job search services 79611000Employee relocation services 79613000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 20 Apr 2027 to 19 Apr 2032
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Administration software package, Enterprise resource planning software package, Database software package, Programming services of systems and user software, Maintenance of information technology software, Software supply services, Job search services, Employee relocation servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 48. The category anchor is Administration software package (48219300); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 483,1361 median · 5.9 average (1,023 of 3,136 with a bid count)1.5 average (1,148 of 3,136 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer15Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
The Authority is holding a pre market engagement event on Wednesday 23rd September 2026, this will be conducted on Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend this event please contact lewis.powell130@mod.gov.uk by Monday 21st September 2026. We will also be holding bi-lateral sessions from Thursday 24th September till Tuesday 29th September if you would like to attend these please inform us by Monday 21st September The Authority is also asking for Requests For Information (RFI's) these must be returned by Wednesday 7th October. A Draft Statement of Requirements and the Request for Information document can be found within the opportunity listing at the link below. https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61447engagement7 Oct 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ef8b
Latest release ID082678-2026
Latest release timestampTue Sep 01 2026 13:03:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
1 Sept 2026planning082678-2026
1 Sept 2026planning082655-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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