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Border Force Strategic Support

Home Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 15:51.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services
  • CPV72222100 — Information systems or technology strategic review services
  • CPV72222200 — Information systems or technology planning services
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services
  • CPV72223000 — Information technology requirements review services
  • CPV72224100 — System implementation planning services
  • CPV72227000 — Software integration consultancy services
  • CPV72246000 — Systems consultancy services
  • CPV72253200 — Systems support services
  • CPV72261000 — Software support services
  • CPV72262000 — Software development services
  • CPV72266000 — Software consultancy services
  • CPV79411100 — Business development consultancy services
  • CPV79412000 — Financial management consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0f3
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
24 Aug 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Update of dates within the Engagement Process Description
Id
060529-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72221000
Description
Business analysis consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222100
Description
Information systems or technology strategic review services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222200
Description
Information systems or technology planning services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72223000
Description
Information technology requirements review services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224100
Description
System implementation planning services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72227000
Description
Software integration consultancy services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72246000
Description
Systems consultancy services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
72262000
Description
Software development services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
72266000
Description
Software consultancy services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253200
Description
Systems support services
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
79412000
Description
Financial management consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This Preliminary Market Engagement relates to the Home Office's potential future Border Force Strategic Support Procurement. The requirement is still being developed. The purpose of this engagement is to test supplier appetite, understand market capability, gather views on possible delivery and commercial models, and inform the Authority's development of the requirement and procurement approach. The engagement process will be conducted in the stages outlined below. Further phases of engagement may be introduced in advance of any formal procurement launch. 1. To express an interest, participants must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered this can be done online at: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Please note that, in order to register, suppliers must have a valid DUNS number (provided by Dun & Bradstreet) for the legal entity that would enter into any resulting contract. Suppliers wishing to participate should submit an Expression of Interest email using the following details: Email address: Megan.Varah@homeoffice.gov.uk Email subject line: Expression of Interest – BF SS – NDA Request – [DUNS Number] The email must include: • Supplier name (as registered on Companies House) • DUNS number • Jaggaer Account ID • Contact details for the nominated representative, including: • Name • Job title • Email address • Contact telephone number 2. Once the above steps are completed, participants will be granted access to the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) event in JAGGAER. 3. The Supplier will then be asked to complete the NDA and return this document back to the Authority for countersignature. The countersigned NDA is a pre-requisite to receiving the Request For Information (RFI) and attending the Market Engagement Event. 4. Suppliers whose NDAs have been countersigned 24 hours prior to the Market Engagement Event will be granted access to the Market Engagement Event and a virtual invite will be shared. 5. Ahead of the Market Engagement Event, the Home Office will share the RFI through Jaggaer so they have early sight of content which will be discussed at the event. The RFI provide further information on the Authority's current thinking, the strategic and operational context, the potential scope of the future requirement, and the areas where supplier feedback is requested. The information provided in the Request For Information (RFI) will be high-level and indicative only. It should not be treated as a final specification, statement of requirements, procurement strategy or commitment to procure. The documentation will be draft, with the Home Office reserving the right to amend the documents and to not implement all feedback received. 6. The Market Engagement Event will be held virtually on 02/07/26 at 14:30 BST via Microsoft Teams. This event will provide an overview of, but not limited to, the opportunity, outline the procurement timeline and process. The event will be recorded so those who do not receive a countersigned NDA by the Market Engagement Event will have access to its recording. 7. Suppliers will have the opportunity to submit clarification questions, for which the deadline to submit is 13:00 06/07/2026. 8. The Home Office will provide answers to the clarification questions by 17:30 on 08/07/2026 9. Suppliers are required to submit their Request For Information (RFI) response 48 hours prior to the engagement deadline (17:00 10/07/2026) for review by the Authority. 10. Participants should ensure they allow sufficient time to complete the NDA process and submit any responses or feedback before the RFI event closes. Please Note: The dates above are indicative and are subject to change. The Home Office reserves the right to amend the Market Engagement process at a later date if needed. Any changes will be updated on the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice and through Jaggaer.
Due
10 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060529-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Jun 2026, 17:00
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Home Office
Id
GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWGC-6513-PQLZ

Address

Street Address
2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Megan Varah

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 054335-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 054500-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 055575-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 060529-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·