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Digital Licensing Modernisation

Department for Business & Trade · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 08:32.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is exploring a potential future procurement to support the modernisation of digital trade and business licensing services across central government and local authorities. This may include the design, development, and delivery of user‑centred digital licensing journeys, alongside supporting data, integration, and interoperability capabilities. At this stage, DBT is seeking to understand market capability and delivery approaches. As such, the scope and scale of any future procurement are not yet defined. Indicative areas of interest include digital service design and development, data standardisation and validation, integration with existing systems, and approaches to improving data quality and reducing administrative burden. This notice is published for the purpose of increasing visibility and transparency, a UK2 PME Notice has been published and contains more up to date information. Please be aware, contract dates and tender publication are as yet unknown as is the route to market. Dates included in this notice are not confirmed.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
Project_5294
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073845-2026
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Aug 2026, 16:03
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Business & Trade
Id
GB-PPON-PZZJ-6312-QTTD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZJ-6312-QTTD

Address

Street Address
Old Admiralty Building
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2DY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2DY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 057610-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 073845-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·