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Proactive Discovery and Bulk Referral Pilot

Home Office

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01 Sep 2026 at 14:43

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office commissioned a pilot service for proactive discovery, analysis and bulk referral of terrorist content found online. The service is intended to identify relevant content, analyse it and refer it in volume to technology companies. This is a research and development-oriented service, classified under research services, rather than a conventional software supply or general communications contract. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement has one lot and is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The buyer is the Home Office, a central government department, and the selected supplier is Tech Against Terrorism, an SME based in London.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and is recorded as complete, with Tech Against Terrorism selected for the single lot. It used a direct award under the Schedule 5 Prototype and Development Services exemption, because the requirement was a time-limited pilot intended to test a new capability. The award is valued at £192,000 excluding VAT and £240,000 including VAT. The award contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 15 March 2027. A contract-signature milestone is scheduled for 14 September 2026. The service was evaluated and awarded as a services requirement, with the procurement relying on the prototype and development rationale rather than an open competition.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the requirement demonstrates demand for specialist capability in identifying terrorist content online, analysing it and referring it efficiently to technology companies. A credible competitor for a future requirement from the Home Office would need practical expertise in online terrorist-content discovery, analytical methods and high-volume referral operations, together with the ability to develop and test a new capability through a focused pilot. It would also need to show that it can work with technology companies and public-sector stakeholders on sensitive online-harm issues. The completed procurement indicates that an SME-sized specialist organisation can satisfy this type of central-government requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Proactive Discovery and Bulk Referral Pilot

Notice Description

The Home Office is procuring a pilot service to support the proactive discovery, analysis and bulk referral to technology companies of terrorist content online.

Procurement Information

This direct award relies on the Schedule 5 Prototype and Development Services exemption. The requirement is a time-limited pilot to test a new capability

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06efa9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082723-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£192,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 15 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Tech Against Terrorism

Further Information

Notice Documents

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