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Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Systems Market Engagement Request for Information (CD2430)

BANK OF ENGLAND

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15 Oct 2026 at 09:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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04 Sep 2026 at 09:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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17 Aug 2026 at 12:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Bank of England is reviewing technology for screening and monitoring financial transactions for financial crime. The systems are intended to monitor customer activity and identify unusual or anomalous behaviour, support sanctions screening, and help investigate and manage fraud, sanctions and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing risks. The need arises from the Bank’s banking, payment and custody services for domestic and international customers, including central banks, government bodies and systemically important financial institutions; these services involve high-value domestic and cross-border transactions across payment and messaging channels. The work is categorised as financial crime monitoring software and related IT services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom.

This is a planning-stage market engagement, not an invitation to tender. The Bank is seeking information about current and emerging solutions and deployment approaches; it has not committed to launching a competitive tender. The engagement notice says the requirement, scope and value are indicative and may change. The estimated value is £5 million excluding VAT (£6 million including VAT). The intended contract period is 1 January 2029 to 31 December 2034. The procurement is presented as one lot. Suppliers were asked to express interest in the pre-market engagement by 3pm on 1 September 2026; this was an engagement expression of interest, not a tender deadline. The buyer’s stated qualification for progressing to the engagement is provision of company and UK parent company details and a Cyber Essentials certificate. Qualified suppliers are to sign a non-disclosure agreement before receiving an event invitation.

This engagement is relevant to providers of financial crime transaction monitoring and screening platforms, as well as IT suppliers able to advise on solution deployment. Suppliers with products or expertise spanning fraud, sanctions and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls should be well placed to inform the Bank’s review. The Bank is specifically seeking insight into both established and emerging solutions and different deployment approaches, so providers should be prepared to explain their capabilities and how their systems could support monitoring, detection and investigation across high-value domestic and cross-border payment and messaging activity. Companies considering participation should be ready to provide company and UK parent details and evidence of Cyber Essentials certification; the buyer says these are preconditions to progressing to the engagement stage. A signed non-disclosure agreement is also required before attending the engagement event. This is preparation and market consultation, not a bid opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Systems Market Engagement Request for Information (CD2430)

Notice Description

The Bank of England provides banking, payments and custodial services to a range of domestic and international customers, including central banks, government entities and systemically important financial institutions. These activities support the Bank's mission to maintain monetary and financial stability and involve the movement of high-value domestic and cross-border transactions through a range of payment and messaging channels. The Bank maintains a robust financial crime control framework and is committed to complying with all applicable sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF) and fraud prevention requirements. Technology plays a critical role in this framework by monitoring customer activity, identifying unusual or anomalous behaviour, supporting sanctions screening, and enabling the investigation and management of financial crime risks. The Bank is reviewing its technology capability across transaction screening and monitoring for financial crime, covering fraud, sanctions and AML/CTF. Through this market engagement exercise, the Bank is seeking information on current and emerging solutions, as well as deployment approaches.

Planning Information

The Bank of England (Authority) would like Service Providers to express their interest in premarket engagement before 3pm on 01 Sep 2026 by sending an email to Technology.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk . Please title your e--mail " Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Systems Market Engagement Request for Information (CD2430)". Please include the following detail in your message: - - Quoting Reference - Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Systems Market Engagement Request for Information (CD2430) - - Full name - Company/organisation name/ parent company detail - Contact details (E-mail and phone number) - Cyber essential certificates Please also state you Organisation ID if you have an existing Oracle account with the Bank of England. The Authority is entitled to exclude you from consideration if you fail to provide information on any of the following: - Company/organisation name/ UK parent company detail - Cyber essential certificate The information provided will be taken into account by the Authority in considering whether or not you will be able to proceed any further in respect of this procurement exercise. You will require to register to the Bank e-portal for this process. Once you pass the pre-defined qualification (company details and cyber essential certificate), we will release a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to sign. Once fully completed, an invitation to the premarket engagement event will be released. 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 the Authority 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 the Authority 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 premarket engagement exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e595
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097288-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2029 - 31 Dec 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
BANK OF ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2R 8AH
Postcode Area
Central 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
City of London
Electoral Ward
Walbrook
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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