National CPD programme for careers advisers in England.
The Department for Education (DfE) is procuring a national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for qualified careers advisers working with young people in England. The programme will deliver six modular CPD courses over three academic years (AY 2026/27-2028/29), with an optional extension to AY2029/30, combining digital learning, webinars, expert-led content, peer interaction, and performance monitoring. It must be scalable to train at least 1,000 qualified careers advisers, prioritizing Level 6 and Level 7 professionals. The contract value is up to £1,220,000, with an initial evaluation of £963,860 for 1,000 module places. This is a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system, indicating a pre-qualified supplier pool.