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Published 1 May 2025, 16:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfE - Careers Portal Project - PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT

Official notice

Authority: Department for the Economy (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD - Supplies and Services Division

Services
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for the Economy (DfE) is preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a supplier, or suppliers, to build an online, standalone, Careers Portal aiming to become the single starting point for all those requiring careers information in NI. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement, DfE wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.

The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement

deadline date and time detailed above.

Details of additional participating bodies can be found detailed within the questionnaire

document.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Extension options published
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 May 2025, 16:17 BST
Last source update
1 May 2025, 16:17 BST
Authority reference
ID 5831069
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018548
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050bb8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    1 May 2025, 16:17 BST
  2. Market engagement
    22 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority's Preliminary Market Engagement for

    this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 5831069.

    The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement

    deadline date and time detailed above.

    Details of additional participating bodies can be found detailed within the questionnaire

    document.

  3. Contract starts23 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 May 2025, 16:17 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Department for the Economy

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PZXX-5679-MBYZ 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9EDContact email

Other public bodies

  • CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionBeneficiary authority
  • CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern IrelandGB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure