Official UK procurement notice
MAC Online Job Vacancy Data
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£13,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Lightcast Economic Modeling
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe MAC requires access to time series vacancy data to provide it a full overview of the labour market, as part of our role to provide independent evidence-based advice to the government on immigration policy.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071861- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d6deFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published29 Jul 2026, 16:21 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £13,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightcast Economic Modeling | £13,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Lightcast Economic Modeling
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £13,500
- Period
- 28 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jan 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- A six-month extension would be subject to Value for Money considerations and may be triggered to ensure continuity of service where the service is required beyond the initial contract term.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lightcast Economic ModelingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender