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Apprenticeship Learner Management System

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Central government

In brief

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £300,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 30 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 38 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £300,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the capabilities of the market for an Apprenticeship Learner Management System. The Authorities are seeking information from suppliers able to provide a solution to support the end-to-end management of apprenticeship activity, including apprentice enrolment, provider management, learner tracking, performance monitoring, levy spend management, reporting, analytics, and apprenticeship completion and progression activities. The proposed solution would support approximately 1,800 active apprentices across both organisations, with anticipated growth to between 5,000 and 6,000 learners during the contract period, and provide effective oversight of apprenticeship providers, learner progress, and management information requirements. This engagement is being conducted through a Request for Information (RFI) and is intended solely to inform the Authorities' understanding of market capabilities, potential delivery approaches, commercial models, and procurement strategy. To access the RFI document and to submit clarification questions, please email [email removed]

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 074588-2026

About the buyer

Department of Environment, Food and Rural AffairsLast 12 months

Procurements

175

Awards

130

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From notice 074588-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.