Border Force Strategic Support

contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06b0f3Procurement Act 2023SME suitableplanning

Estimated value

£16.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

09 Jun 2026

This is a preliminary market engagement notice

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Description

The Home Office is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in delivering business process optimisations. The requirement is still being developed, and this preliminary market engagement will be used to test supplier appetite, understand market capability, and help refine the final requirement and procurement approach. The potential future requirement may include, but is not limited to, support across the following areas: • Exploiting new and innovative technologies • Grey IT remediation • Improving the digital enablement of business processes including, but not limited to, sustained operational support and automating manual reporting More detail on requirements will be provided upon the signing and returning of the NDA. This is not a call for competition or an invitation to tender. The Home Office reserves the right to amend the scope, procurement route, commercial model and timetable following market engagement and internal approvals. For the purposes of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, the estimated contract value has been calculated based on information currently available. This figure is indicative only and is subject to change. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to amend, update, or vary the estimated value and makes no commitment or guarantee as to the final contract value in any future procurement. The proposed CPV codes are intended to reflect the current anticipated scope of the requirement, including digital professional services, low-code development, automation, systems integration, and associated consultancy services. The final list may be amended following market engagement. The Home Office reserves the right to amend the details provided at Market Engagement process at a later date if needed. Any changes will be updated on the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice and communicated through Jaggaer.

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0f3
Total value
£16,000,000 excluding VAT
£19,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Dec 2026 to 30 Nov 2029
Possible extension to 30 Nov 2030
Main category
services
CPV classifications
72221000
72222100
72222200
72222300
72223000
72224100
72227000
72246000
72261000
72262000
72266000
72253200
79411100
79412000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)