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Workforce Solution 2

Crown Commercial Service · Central government

In brief

Crown Commercial Service has announced plans to buy IT and software and training 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 £20,000,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 6 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 2 September 2030.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 22 bids per contract for this buyer (from 115 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 £20,000,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

The Workforce Solutions 2 Framework will provide a central route for the public sector to procure the extended workforce and acquire talent. This spans: Contingent Labour and associated services, Recruitment Permanent Outsourcing (RPO) and associated services, Vendor Neutral routes for Recruit Train Deploy, Statements of Work & Resource Augmentation & Consultancy, Overseas Workers, And any other recruitment model or total talent acquisition that gains arises over the term of the contract.

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. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 039990-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 088135-2026
  3. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 089014-2026

About the buyer

Crown Commercial ServiceLast 12 months

Procurements

69

Awards

31

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

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From notice 039990-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 April 2026, last updated 21 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.