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Central Business Analysis

Home Office

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

21 Oct 2026 at 09:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

24 Jun 2026 at 15:45

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office intends to procure central business analysis services, providing business analyst capability across the department. The work is classified as business analysis consultancy and is intended to support the Home Office’s analytical and business needs. The procurement is for services and is planned as a single lot. The buyer is the Home Office, a central government department. The source describes delivery across the Home Office rather than naming a specific delivery location. The requirement is at the planning stage: the department has set out its intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. The current activity is intended to help shape the future requirement by learning about supplier capabilities and possible delivery approaches.

The Home Office expects to use a competitive award under the GCA framework, Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7, Lot 2. It is conducting early market engagement through a Request for Information, expected to be issued on 22 October 2026, with supplier responses requested by 5pm on 12 November 2026. The buyer may seek further information from respondents and may conduct additional engagement in the following months. The planned contract period runs from 1 December 2027 to 30 November 2030. The stated estimated procurement value is £48 million. The procurement is planned as one lot. The lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No tender evaluation criteria have yet been set out.

This requirement may suit business analysis consultancies and suppliers able to provide business analyst capability across a central government department. The Home Office is using early engagement to understand market capability and available delivery approaches, so suppliers with insight into different ways of delivering business analysis services may be able to inform how the requirement is developed. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises, are identified as suitable for the planned lot. The buyer has not described specific qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels or experience thresholds at this stage. Suppliers outside the intended framework lot can contact the Home Office to express interest in the RFI process. Participation in the engagement is not intended to confer an advantage or disadvantage in any later procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Central Business Analysis

Notice Description

Procurement of Business Analyst Capability across HO

Planning Information

The Home Office is conducting early market engagement to support the development of its future requirements for Central Business Analysis services. A Request For Information (RFI) will be issued on 22 October 2026 to all suppliers on GCA framework (RM1043.9) DOS 7 Lot 2 which is currently the Authority's intended route to market for this requirement. All responses should be sent to HODigitalCentralContracts@homeoffice.gov.uk by 5pm on 12 November 2026 quoting project_20616 in the subject line. If you would like to engage in the RFI process and are not a supplier registered on this Framework and Lot, please email HODigitalCentralContracts@homeoffice.gov.uk, quoting project_20616 in the subject line and all correspondence. Supplier responses will be used to improve our understanding of market capability and available delivery approaches. The Home Office may request additional information from suppliers responding to the RFI. Following the RFI, the Home Office may undertake further market engagement over the coming months. This RFI is for market engagement purposes only and does not represent a commitment to undertake a procurement. Engaging in this RFI process does not infer any advantage or disadvantage in any resulting procurement process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc74
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099267-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
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

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£48,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2027 - 30 Nov 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
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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