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AwardedFind a Tender · award
BuyerDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology
StatusAwarded
Deadline24 Jun 2026
Value£10,000,000
Published1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Scope In scope is the design and delivery of an outcome focused programme that supports women into paid roles in frontier technology occupations, including (where applicable): recruitment, training, placement or deployment activity, employer engagement, and post placement support. · Supporting up to 300 women into paid roles. · Targeting a 20% entry level / 80% mid career participant mix. · Achieving a strong level of SME participation (targeting 80%) where labour market conditions allow.

Lot details

Lot 1

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Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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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

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Techfirst Womens Programme

Statusactive
Value£3,037,720
Contract periodFrom 11 Sept 2026 to 31 Mar 2027

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Source data inventory

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Latest release ID082506-2026
Latest release timestampTue Sep 01 2026 09:42:12 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051032-2026
Tender statuscomplete
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Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
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 source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
1 Sept 2026award, contract082506-2026
29 May 2026tender051032-2026

All source data

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