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Critical Minerals - Demand Aggregation Platform

Department for Business & Trade · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 12:31.

Opportunity overview

A new web-based platform to help UK industry consolidate and pool its critical mineral demand across different industries, facilitate industry-led strategic offtake agreements, and help industry and Government to make better use of UK public finance to catalyse private investment. The expectation is that the Platform will feature user onboarding and vetting, demand and supply data submission, demand aggregation, matchmaking, and reporting functionalities, with a pilot stage to test proof of concept and operating model. Suppliers must consider robust governance, security management, continuous improvement, clear data management policies, and compliance with legal frameworks, including competition law, data protection legislation, and international trade regulations. Platform design must not enable anti-competitive practices. The success of any proposed solution will be measured by comprehensive screening, broad sector participation and engagement, effective buyer-supplier matches, and regular insightful reporting to government and industry stakeholders. For more information, please register for the webinar as per the details below. Upon registration, you will be provided with a Specification of Requirements (SoR) document, that outlines the initial thinking in further detail.

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_5334
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Due to not being able to attach the current proposed Specification of Requirements (SoR) to the notice, we have provided some additional detail in the "Description" field of the "Scope" section, and stated in the "Engagement" section that upon registration of interest, we will provide the outline SoR to you which provides more detail on current thinking.
Id
080805-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Mar 2031, 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

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Authority will undertake a structured engagement process with suppliers to better understand the market's capability to deliver a Critical Minerals Demand Aggregation Platform. Engagement activities will seek feedback on potential technical solutions, implementation approaches, commercial models, data requirements, security considerations, scalability, interoperability and opportunities for innovation. Suppliers will be invited to participate in a market engagement webinar on 17/09/2026, during which the Authority will provide an overview of the programme objectives, the proposed requirements and the outcomes the platform is expected to support. Suppliers will have the opportunity to raise questions and seek clarification on the Authority's current thinking. Following the webinar, suppliers will be invited to provide written responses to a series of questions. The Authority will review and analyse responses to test assumptions, identify potential risks and constraints, understand market maturity and capability, and gather views on the most appropriate delivery approaches. The feedback received will be used to help refine the requirements, inform the procurement and commercial strategy, strengthen the specification and ensure that any future procurement is designed in a way that reflects current market capability and encourages effective competition. All engagement activities will be conducted in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner, and participation in the engagement process will not form part of any future evaluation exercise. Following review of webinar discussions and written responses, the Authority may, at its discretion, invite selected participants to take part in further engagement activities where additional clarification or exploration of particular topics would be beneficial. To express interest in attending the event and to receive joining instructions, please RSVP by 14/09/2026 to commercialddat@businessandtrade.gov.uk. Upon registering we will also provide a high-level Specification of Requirements for your review ahead of the webinar
Due
2 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080805-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Aug 2026, 12:15
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

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 071244-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 080549-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 080736-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 080739-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 080805-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·