--- title: "Pre-market Engagement Supplier Event - Thursday 25th January 2024 ONLINE EVENT ONLY -- Digital Asset Custody & Realisation (Exchange) Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042683" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042683" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042683.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042683.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2023-12-18" --- # Pre-market Engagement Supplier Event - Thursday 25th January 2024 ONLINE EVENT ONLY -- Digital Asset Custody & Realisation (Exchange) Services Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042683 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042683) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042683.json) ## Summary The Home Office, as the buying organization, is planning a tender titled "Pre-market Engagement Supplier Event - Digital Asset Custody & Realisation (Exchange) Services" in the services industry category. The procurement stage is currently at the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 15th July 2024. The event will take place on Thursday 25th January 2024 as an online market engagement event seeking to understand the Digital Asset Custody and Realisation Services market landscape to inform future market engagement and planning. This tender by the Home Office offers opportunities for businesses involved in secure digital assets custody, exchange services, technology, and innovation. Companies providing end-to-end secure storage, asset realisation, multi-factor authentication, and web-based interfaces could find this tender suitable for business growth. The event aims to assess market capability, scalability, and future service requirements, potentially leading to future commissions from April 2024 onwards. ## Notice On Thursday 25 January 2024 from 10.00 - 11.30, techUK is delighted to be hosting the Home Office for a virtual (online) market engagement event. The purpose of the event is to give suppliers the opportunity to engage with the HO and its partners to help build its knowledge and understanding of the Digital Asset Custody and Realisation Services market landscape and help inform its future market engagement and planning. To engage in this process suppliers are required to register their interest (without commitment) by providing their details, in order to receive joining instructions and participate in the event. The Home Office working in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs Council, and the City of London Police (Authority's Group) is seeking to engage with the Digital asset Custody, Exchange and Technology Services Market to help build its understanding of the level of market capability and capacity. Pre-Market Engagement will be used to build knowledge of the national provider landscape in readiness for future commissions, anticipated in the next financial year, commencing April 2024. Should you have any questions which relate to the event itself, please make contact via this email address: CryptoSupplierMailbox@homeoffice.gov.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: Please copy and paste this link into your browser to register your wish to participate in the supplier online event: https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/digital-asset-custody-industry-briefing.html Any further questions regarding the agenda/topics can only be addressed if you are registered to attend, you will be able to pose a question once your invitation has been confirmed back to you via our Joining Instruction details, where a Sli.do app code will be shared with you. We look forward to welcoming you to the event, please go ahead and book. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Home Office is considering options for the future storage and realisation of digital assets. The Home Office is looking to understand what services are currently available in the market that provide an institutional level of secure storage through to realisation. The Home Office is looking to engage the market to gain further information only at this time. The information provided will help the Home Office to consider and shape a future market engagement strategy and service requirements. The current service covers the secure storage and exchange of crypto assets. Home Office is looking to assess the market capability in relation to the provision of (please note this is not an exhaustive list): 1. End to end secure digital assets custody 2. Warm and cold storage capability 3. Secure exchange services (asset realisation) 4. Service scalability - excess of PS750m 5. Indemnity 6. Digital asset coverage including NFTs 7. the technology used to deliver these services. 8. MFA (Multi Factor Authentication/Authorisation) 9. Asset security SSL (end to end security measures) / ISO 27001 10. Web based interface and mobile device compatibility The Home Office is seeking to understand the provision of full end to end service (Custody and Exchange that can be provided as well as all digital assets that can be covered (now and future) including NFTs. The Home Office is considering options for the future storage and realisation of digital assets. The Home Office is looking to understand what services are currently available in the market that provide an institutional level of secure storage through to realisation. The Home Office is looking to engage the market to gain further information only at this time. The information provided will help the Home Office to consider and shape a future market engagement strategy and service requirements. The current service covers the secure storage and exchange of crypto assets. Additional information: Contract Value: Commission based, with rate subject to engagement with suppliers. Consideration would also be given to a fixed annual fee, again subject to supplier engagement. Suppliers should note that any specified total contract values (TCV) are the authority's best estimates. The value and contract term for this potential requirement will be informed by this Market Engagement activity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037148-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Jul 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HOME OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4LD | | 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 - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66162000 - Custody services ## Release History - 18 Dec 2023 at 15:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037148-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office - https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/digital-asset-custody-industry-briefing.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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