Planning

HMCTS Remote Participation programme

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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PlanningUpdate

12 Jan 2026 at 10:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

31 Dec 2025 at 12:33

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is currently engaged in the planning stage of a procurement process as part of the HMCTS Remote Participation programme. The process, identified by tender ID "PQQ 548," focuses on services related to video conferencing software development within the central government sector. The preliminary market engagement is scheduled to culminate with a webinar on 21 January 2026. Interested parties are encouraged to register by 20 January 2026 for participation in this engagement exercise, which is set to explore innovative solutions for enhancing remote participation in hearings. Activities will take place primarily in the UK.

This procurement process offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers specialising in video-conferencing, unified communications, and related services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially welcomed to engage, with the process designed to inform future strategies of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). Participants have a chance to provide input, showcase capabilities, and potentially influence the future tender specifications, making it a valuable opportunity for businesses aiming to establish or expand their footprint in the provision of digital solutions for the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HMCTS Remote Participation programme

Notice Description

The required goods, services or works, including the amount and how they must be supplied His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is undertaking discovery to: - understand what solutions, services and innovations are available to support participation in hearings via video; and - explore how existing or emerging market solutions might address remote participation challenges. HMCTS invites interested suppliers to attend a webinar on 21 January 2026. HMCTS will set out user needs, potential future capabilities, and challenges the programme is looking to address. Programme objectives, problem statements and real-world examples that illustrate the challenges users and staff face today will all be presented. Registered suppliers will be invited to submit expressions of interest in taking part in one-to-one interviews with HMCTS during February 2026, by responding to a questionnaire. Please see 'Engagement' section below for more details. This preliminary market engagement will inform HMCTS' future procurement strategy. At this stage, no decisions have been taken on any future invitations to tender (ITT), and HMCTS may or may not conduct related ITTs in the future. Values and contract/procurement dates within this notice are rough estimates only and do not indicate any formal assumptions.

Planning Information

HMCTS is grateful to TechUK and its members for their support for this preliminary market engagement. Registration is open to all interested suppliers, regardless of TechUK membership. The ‘engagement deadline’ above is the deadline for registering for the webinar. Registration Please register at: https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/hmcts-remote-participation-programme-video-conferencing-for-hearings-market-engagement.html Webinar 21 January, 1pm to 4pm Presentation and Q&A Expression of interest questionnaire Suppliers registered for the event will be invited to submit expressions of interest for taking part in one-to-one interviews with HMCTS during February 2026, by responding to a questionnaire. The questionnaire will be available online via the Ministry of Justice e-sourcing portal at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ Participants will need to register for an account on the e-sourcing portal, if they do not have an account already. This is separate from the registration for the webinar. Once registered on the e-sourcing portal, suppliers will be able to register for event PQQ_548 The questionnaire will be live on the e-sourcing portal on the day of the webinar. Participation is encouraged from all prospective suppliers of video services for remote participation in hearings. This includes (without limitation) vendors, licensors, service providers specialised in video-conferencing and unified communications services, including small and medium-sized enterprises. Warnings and disclaimers: This notice is for information only. The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement and the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and HMCTS reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges HMCTS or the Ministry of Justice to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not and shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this preliminary market engagement exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002135-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72212515 - Video conferencing software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£35,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Aug 20267 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2029 - 3 Apr 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Contact Name
Sian Spight
Contact Email
vvn.cmo@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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