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Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyEstimated Value
Up to £175,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
15 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Set out how this demand breaks down by region, demographics and earnings. Map education and training pathways, including undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, further education and apprenticeship routes.
Assess current and emerging workforce and skills gaps by technology family, skill level, region and demographic characteristics. Develop five-year workforce and skills scenarios and identify practical interventions for government, industry, SMEs and training providers.
Undertake structured stakeholder engagement and robust validation, sensitivity analysis and quality assurance. Indicative deliverables: Project plan and detailed methodology.
Lots (2)
- Lot 1Advanced Connectivity Technologies Workforce and Skills Study Indicative scope: Assess the current workforce demand in the ACT sector using vacancy data, to understand demand for key roles, skills and qualifications
- Lot 2Connectivity Sector Adoption and Future Networks Study Indicative scope: Synthesise UK and international evidence on adoption, implementation and scaling of advanced connectivity technologies and services
Additional details
Current workforce analysis report. Future workforce scenario analysis report.
Stakeholder engagement summary. Final synthesis report and recommendations.
Complete datasets, models and assumptions log. Policy and analytical presentations; publishable accessible outputs.
Assess benefits, barriers, enablers, delivery models, funding approaches, regulation, governance and place-based factors. Undertake comparative case study and policy analysis, supported by proportionate stakeholder engagement.
Conduct a structured horizon scan of emerging technologies, services, use cases, risks and future demand drivers, including 6G. Develop evidence-based conclusions and prioritised policy, investment and intervention recommendations.
Indicative deliverables: Evidence synthesis and comparative policy report. Horizon scanning output.
Final synthesis report and prioritised recommendations. Policy briefing or slide deck for senior decision-makers.
Case study annex and two presentations. Accessible, publication-ready source files and outputs.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
National Physical Laboratory
£667m
total awarded
- 2
Royal Institute of Navigation
4 contracts wonlatest 16 Mar 2026ends 27 Nov 2026£209,437
total awarded
- 3
LGC Limited
3 contracts wonlatest 9 Oct 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£49m
total awarded
- 4
FEEDLY INC
3 contracts wonlatest 25 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2026£54,408
total awarded
- 5
RTC North
3 contracts wonlatest 4 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£4m
total awarded
National Physical Laboratory is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyKey Dates
Published
15 September 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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