--- title: "Request for Information (RFI) Exercise for Home Office Quality Assurance & Testing (QAT) Contracts" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-218f7dce-5adb-44f7-8e2f-ed9dcbfb5951" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-218f7dce-5adb-44f7-8e2f-ed9dcbfb5951" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-218f7dce-5adb-44f7-8e2f-ed9dcbfb5951.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-218f7dce-5adb-44f7-8e2f-ed9dcbfb5951.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Home Office" published: "2026-08-18" --- # Request for Information (RFI) Exercise for Home Office Quality Assurance & Testing (QAT) Contracts Buyer: Home Office Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-218f7dce-5adb-44f7-8e2f-ed9dcbfb5951 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-218f7dce-5adb-44f7-8e2f-ed9dcbfb5951) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-218f7dce-5adb-44f7-8e2f-ed9dcbfb5951.json) ## Summary The Home Office is planning future quality assurance and testing services for its technology portfolios. The proposed procurement is expected to consolidate existing QAT capability into two core contracts covering system quality assurance assessment and review, and software acceptance testing consultancy (CPV 72225000 and 72226000). The work is expected to support delivery across the United Kingdom and internationally, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and other locations worldwide. The Home Office is the buying organisation. It is seeking supplier input to shape requirements, the commercial strategy, delivery arrangements and future contracting approach before the planned procurements reach the market. This process is at pre-market planning stage and is a Request for Information, not a call for competition. A supplier engagement event took place on 27 July 2026, followed by the RFI exercise; the planned engagement is expected to end on 4 September 2026. The future procurements are expected to be developed for competition by autumn 2027. The current expectation is for two contracts, each with a minimum three-year term and maximum spend of £150 million including extensions. The Home Office currently intends to use the GCA Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6148), while continuing to assess its options. Participation will inform planning but will not affect future procurement decisions. The work is likely to suit quality assurance and software testing providers, including SMEs, with the scale and experience to support complex public-sector technology portfolios. Relevant capability includes testing tools and technical delivery, quality engineering and product-centric delivery, transition and mobilisation, commercial and performance management, and the use of innovation, automation and artificial intelligence. The Home Office is specifically seeking practical evidence from suppliers about procurement and delivery models, how services can be mobilised and transitioned, and how performance can be managed. Suppliers able to explain credible approaches to innovation, modern testing practices and SME participation should prepare market intelligence and delivery models for later procurement activity. ## Notice The UK Home Office (referred to hereafter as the Authority) is seeking further input from prospective suppliers through a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in support of its planned Quality Assurance and Testing (QAT) procurements. The Authority currently has a number of contracts for QAT capability aligned to portfolios across the Home Office and is developing a future commercial strategy that is expected to consolidate these services into two core testing capability contracts by Autumn 2027. Following the Authority's recent supplier engagement event on 27th July, this RFI forms the next stage of pre-market engagement. The event provided an opportunity to introduce our objectives and gather initial market feedback. Building on the insights received, the Authority is now seeking more detailed information from suppliers to help refine its requirements, further develop its procurement strategy, and inform decisions regarding the future commercial and contracting approach. The Authority is particularly interested in supplier views and experience relating to procurement and delivery models, transition and mobilisation, commercial and performance management approaches, the use of innovation, automation and Artificial Intelligence, tooling and technical capabilities, support for SMEs, and experience of supporting organisations to transition towards product-centric delivery models and Quality Engineering practices. The exact scope, duration and value of the future contracts remains under development. However, the current expectation is that each contract will have a minimum term of three years, with a maximum spend of PS150m (including any extensions). While the current intention is to compete these contracts through the GCA's Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6148), the Authority continues to assess its options and welcomes responses from all interested suppliers. This RFI is for information gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition, nor will participation influence any future procurement process. Suppliers wishing to participate should register and respond via the Home Office eSourcing Portal: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com You will find the request for information under the section with the reference pqq_864. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d826ef16-2d49-4f6c-9157-d7512d48277a | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Home Office | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | Vincent Square | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72226000 - System software acceptance testing consultancy services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2026 at 15:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d826ef16-2d49-4f6c-9157-d7512d48277a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d826ef16-2d49-4f6c-9157-d7512d48277a 18th August 2026 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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