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Border Force Strategic Support

Home Office

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

PlanningUpdate

26 Jun 2026 at 17:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

12 Jun 2026 at 10:58

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

09 Jun 2026 at 23:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

09 Jun 2026 at 14:33

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is currently in the planning stage for its Border Force Strategic Support procurement process, located in London, United Kingdom. This initiative, aimed at business process optimisations, is under preliminary market engagement, which began on 26th June 2026. Interested suppliers need to engage by expressing their interest via the Home Office eSourcing Suite. A market engagement event is scheduled for 2nd July 2026, and the deadline for submitting requests for information is set for 10th July 2026. This procurement is inherently suited to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the contract expected to commence on 1st December 2026, lasting until 30th November 2029, and may extend until 2030. The estimated gross contract value is £19.2 million, falling under the services category, specifically within the domains of digital professional services and IT consultancy.

This engagement presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in areas such as business process optimisation, innovative technologies, IT remediation, and digital enablement. Enterprises with expertise in these fields may be well-positioned to capitalise on this procurement, especially those offering consultancy and integration services. SME suitability is underscored, allowing smaller, agile firms to propose unique solutions without being overshadowed by larger competitors. Companies with a strategic approach to scaling operations and optimising existing processes are ideal candidates to participate, as the Home Office is keen to refine its market approach with diverse supplier insights.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Border Force Strategic Support

Notice Description

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.

Planning Information

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060529-2026
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

72222100 - Information systems or technology strategic review services

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

72222300 - Information technology services

72223000 - Information technology requirements review services

72224100 - System implementation planning services

72227000 - Software integration consultancy services

72246000 - Systems consultancy services

72253200 - Systems support services

72261000 - Software support services

72262000 - Software development services

72266000 - Software consultancy services

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 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
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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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