- Id
- engagement
- Type
- engagement
- Description
- The Home Office intends to hold a virtual preliminary market engagement event through Microsoft Teams on 29 September 2026 at 14:00 BST. Interested suppliers should register by emailing daniel.reddy@homeoffice.gov.uk. As Daniel Reddy will be on leave from 14 to 18 September 2026, suppliers may also copy Mohammed Onim - Mohammed.Onim@homeoffice.gov.uk into any correspondence during this period.
A Microsoft Teams invitation and further joining instructions will be issued to participants in due course.
The event will provide an overview of:
- the SARU Redesign programme and business need;
- a high-level explanation of the proposed scope and intended outcomes;
- information on the anticipated procurement approach and indicative timetable;
- an explanation of the areas on which the Authority is seeking market feedback; and
- an opportunity for suppliers to raise questions and identify material commercial, technical, implementation, migration, integration, service-management or participation considerations.
The Authority is particularly interested in feedback concerning:
- market appetite and capability for the proposed end-to-end requirement;
- credible product, configuration, integration, delivery and managed-service models;
- the potential use of consortium members, subcontractors and specialist delivery partners; implementation, migration, transition and service-stabilisation dependencies;
- typical pricing structures and material whole-life-cost drivers; the proportionality and achievability of indicative volume, performance, security, accessibility, resilience and assurance assumptions;
- the information suppliers would require to prepare robust and comparable tenders; potential barriers affecting SMEs, VCSEs, consortia or specialist providers;
- and material risks, omissions or ambiguities that the Authority should consider before commencing any formal procurement:
Interested suppliers should register by emailing daniel.reddy@homeoffice.gov.uk and providing their organisation name; primary contact name and email address; names and email addresses of proposed attendees; and details of any accessibility or reasonable-adjustment requirements relating to participation in the virtual event. Suppliers are requested to register by 12:00 BST on 25 September 2026.
Joining instructions will be issued to registered participants using the contact details provided. Suppliers may submit clarification questions and written feedback by emailing daniel.reddy@homeoffice.gov.uk before, during or following the event. Questions and feedback should not be sent directly to operational, programme or technical stakeholders.
The deadline for all written feedback is 17:00 BST on 6 October 2026. Feedback received after this deadline may not be considered as part of the Authority’s refinement of the proposed requirement and procurement approach.
The Authority may provide written responses to materially relevant questions where appropriate. Material information arising from the engagement may be recorded and made available consistently to support transparency and equal treatment.
Suppliers are not required to submit formal tenders, binding prices or fully developed technical proposals as part of this engagement. Participation or non-participation will not provide an advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement.
No evaluation marks will be awarded for participation, and registration does not constitute selection, shortlisting or an invitation to tender. The Authority may use feedback received to refine the proposed requirements, procurement strategy, commercial model, contractual arrangements and procurement documents, but is not obliged to adopt any proposal, recommendation or feedback received. The proposed requirement, procedure, value, timetable and contractual arrangements remain indicative and subject to refinement, assurance and approval.
This engagement does not constitute a Tender Notice, invitation to tender, request for quotation or commitment by the Authority to commence a procurement or award a contract. Suppliers participating in the virtual engagement event will be required to enter into an appropriate Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before receiving the detailed engagement materials or joining instructions. The Authority will issue this NDA directly to suppliers who have registered their interest via email. Any suppliers who have registered interest so far, have been recorded, and will have this NDA emailed to them. They do not need to re-register their interest.
- Due
- 6 Oct 2026, 23:59
- Status
- scheduled