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Techfirst womens Programme

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Deadline
15 days left
April 20, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Other
Reference
022442-2026
Value
£4,000,000
Location
United Kingdom
Published
March 28, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

March 12, 2026

Deadline for Questions

April 13, 2026

Submission Deadline

April 20, 2026

Contract Start Date

July 30, 2026

Budget
£4,000,000
Duration
1 months
Location
United Kingdom
Type
Other
75
Quality Score/100
Good

Original Tender Description

The TechFirst Women’s Programme is a UK Government initiative to increase women's participation in high-growth digital and frontier-technology sectors. It will procure a training and deployment model to equip 300 women with technical skills, workplace readiness, and pastoral support for entry and mid-level roles, aiming to reduce SME skills shortages and boost regional growth.

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Requirements & Qualifications

21 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (7)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (3)
Technical (8)
Financial (2)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS7
--Bids must be submitted in English.
--Bids must be comprehensive, detailing proposed methodologies for training, deployment, mentoring, and employer engagement.
--Bids must include evidence of past performance and relevant case studies.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--Bidders must not be in any of the mandatory exclusion situations as defined by UK government procurement regulations.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS3
--Bidders must be legally established entities capable of delivering the TechFirst Women’s Programme.
--Bidders must demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
--Bidders must be able to deliver training and deployment services across the UK.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS8
--Proven experience in designing and delivering women-focused workforce development programmes in digital and frontier-technology sectors.
--Expertise in co-designing employer-aligned technical training curricula for roles such as software engineering, cyber security, data engineering, cloud/DevOps, AI/ML operations, and telecoms/network engineering.
--Demonstrated ability to provide workplace-readiness training and wraparound pastoral support.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS2
--Bidders must demonstrate financial stability and the capacity to manage a programme budget of up to 4,000,000 EUR.
--Bidders must be able to provide cost-effective solutions, particularly for SMEs.

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75
Good

Tender Quality Score

This tender for the TechFirst Women's Programme is well-defined with clear objectives and extensive AI-extracted requirements, though it lacks explicit evaluation criteria and has potential submission deadline concerns.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance75/100

The tender adheres to general legal compliance by providing a clear CPV code, estimated value, and submission deadline. However, the absence of defined procedure types and potential deadline shortness (though not explicitly flagged as a rule violation here) slightly temper the score. Regulatory compliance is implied by the mention of the Equality Act 2010.

Clarity80/100

The description of the TechFirst Women's Programme is exceptionally clear, detailing the problem, proposed solution, and expected benefits. The AI-extracted requirements further segment these into detailed categories. The primary clarity issue is the missing explicit evaluation criteria.

Missing evaluation criteria.
Completeness70/100

Most basic information is present, including title, reference, organization, estimated value, duration, and start date. However, the critical issue is the lack of content or summaries for the four tender documents, hindering a full assessment of completeness. The 'Type' and 'Procedure' fields are also marked as 'None'.

No document content available.
Type and Procedure fields are marked as 'None'.
Fairness85/100

The tender demonstrates good fairness by disclosing the estimated value and making documents accessible (though content is missing). The criteria extracted appear objective, focusing on experience and capability. There's no immediate indication of requirements tailored to specific companies, suggesting a fair playing field. The mention of e-procurement is absent, which is a minor drawback.

No e-submission mentioned.
Practicality65/100

The tender specifies a contract start date and duration. However, it lacks explicit mention of e-submission, financing information, and the URL for documents is not provided. This makes the practical aspects of the submission process less straightforward.

No e-submission.
Missing financing information.
Data Consistency90/100

Key fields such as title, reference, organization, value, and dates are populated. There are no reported disputes or suspensions. The dates provided are logically sequenced for a planning phase.

Sustainability50/100

While the programme inherently focuses on social inclusion by promoting women's participation in tech, explicit criteria for 'green procurement,' 'social aspects' beyond gender diversity, or 'innovation' are not detailed in the provided information. It is also not specified as EU-funded.

No explicit mention of green procurement criteria.
No explicit mention of broader social aspects beyond gender diversity.

Strengths

Clear and detailed programme description and objectives.
Comprehensive AI-extracted requirements covering technical and submission aspects.
Disclosure of estimated value and CPV code.
Focus on a socially relevant goal (women in tech).

Concerns

Missing evaluation criteria.
No content or summaries for tender documents.
Lack of explicit e-submission process.
Absence of detailed sustainability or innovation criteria.

Recommendations

1. Provide explicit evaluation criteria for bidders.
2. Upload full tender documents with summaries.
3. Clarify the e-submission process.

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