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Central Business Architecture

Home Office

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

05 Aug 2026 at 16:18

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

04 Aug 2026 at 09:25

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

10 Jun 2026 at 16:36

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

10 Jun 2026 at 16:15

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office sought business architecture services under the title Central Business Architecture. The requirement is for professional IT consultancy and related support, classified as IT services covering consulting, software development, internet and support. Work was intended to be delivered across the United Kingdom. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or construction, and is relevant to organisations providing business architecture, technology strategy, enterprise design or closely related IT consultancy. The buyer is a UK central government department, so suppliers should be prepared to work with a major public authority and to deliver services in a government setting. The requirement was structured as a single service lot covering the overall business architecture requirement.

The procurement reached tender: the Home Office invited offers through an open procedure. It was then cancelled because the UK4 tender notice was issued in error. The single lot had an estimated value of £35,000,000 excluding VAT and £42,000,000 including VAT. The intended contract period was 4 December 2026 to 3 December 2028, with renewal arrangements described as a 2+1+1 agreement and a possible maximum end date of 3 December 2030. Enquiries were due by 13 August 2026 at 23:59, and offers by 3 September 2026 at 14:00. The planned award decision date was 6 November 2026. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 70% and price at 30%.

This opportunity was suited to small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, as well as larger suppliers with the required scale. It would have suited providers able to deliver business architecture services and broader IT consulting, including work involving software development, internet services or support. Suppliers needed to address economic and technical selection criteria, with the detailed requirements set out in the bidding documents. The high quality weighting favoured organisations able to demonstrate strong technical capability, credible architecture methods and experienced delivery teams, while the scale of the requirement called for suitable capacity to support a central government department across the United Kingdom. The procurement was cancelled because the tender notice was issued in error.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Central Business Architecture

Notice Description

Procurement of Business Architecture Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b232
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074359-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
17 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Dec 2026 - 3 Dec 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Cancelled
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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