Techfirst womens Programme
- Published
- 13 March 2026
- Estimated value
- £3,333,333
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 023192-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0668a4
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 72500000Computer-related services
Description
The TechFirst Women’s Programme is a UK Government workforce‑development intervention designed to increase the participation, retention and progression of women in high‑growth digital and frontier‑technology sectors. Evidence shows that women remain structurally under‑represented across the UK tech workforce, facing systemic barriers including biased recruitment practices, limited access routes, inflexible working patterns, and poor workplace cultures. At the same time, employers—particularly SMEs—are experiencing severe digital skills shortages across key frontier‑technology roles, including AI, cyber security, advanced connectivity, semiconductors, quantum technologies and engineering biology. These labour‑market failures are constraining innovation, productivity and regional growth, and disproportionately impact businesses unable to access or train technical talent. The programme will procure a women‑focused training and deployment model delivering employer‑aligned technical instruction, workplace‑readiness training, wraparound pastoral support, and structured mentoring. This will enable a target of 300 women to progress into meaningful entry and mid‑level roles in frontier‑tech…
Official publications
- FTS · 023192-2026 · 13 March 2026
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