--- title: "HMCTS Remote Participation programme" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2026-01-12" --- # HMCTS Remote Participation programme Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05fe89.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is currently engaged in the planning stage of a procurement process as part of the HMCTS Remote Participation programme. The process, identified by tender ID "PQQ 548," focuses on services related to video conferencing software development within the central government sector. The preliminary market engagement is scheduled to culminate with a webinar on 21 January 2026. Interested parties are encouraged to register by 20 January 2026 for participation in this engagement exercise, which is set to explore innovative solutions for enhancing remote participation in hearings. Activities will take place primarily in the UK. This procurement process offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers specialising in video-conferencing, unified communications, and related services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially welcomed to engage, with the process designed to inform future strategies of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). Participants have a chance to provide input, showcase capabilities, and potentially influence the future tender specifications, making it a valuable opportunity for businesses aiming to establish or expand their footprint in the provision of digital solutions for the public sector. ## Notice The required goods, services or works, including the amount and how they must be supplied His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is undertaking discovery to: - understand what solutions, services and innovations are available to support participation in hearings via video; and - explore how existing or emerging market solutions might address remote participation challenges. HMCTS invites interested suppliers to attend a webinar on 21 January 2026. HMCTS will set out user needs, potential future capabilities, and challenges the programme is looking to address. Programme objectives, problem statements and real-world examples that illustrate the challenges users and staff face today will all be presented. Registered suppliers will be invited to submit expressions of interest in taking part in one-to-one interviews with HMCTS during February 2026, by responding to a questionnaire. Please see 'Engagement' section below for more details. This preliminary market engagement will inform HMCTS' future procurement strategy. At this stage, no decisions have been taken on any future invitations to tender (ITT), and HMCTS may or may not conduct related ITTs in the future. Values and contract/procurement dates within this notice are rough estimates only and do not indicate any formal assumptions. ### Planning Information HMCTS is grateful to TechUK and its members for their support for this preliminary market engagement. Registration is open to all interested suppliers, regardless of TechUK membership. The ‘engagement deadline’ above is the deadline for registering for the webinar. Registration Please register at: https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/hmcts-remote-participation-programme-video-conferencing-for-hearings-market-engagement.html Webinar 21 January, 1pm to 4pm Presentation and Q&A Expression of interest questionnaire Suppliers registered for the event will be invited to submit expressions of interest for taking part in one-to-one interviews with HMCTS during February 2026, by responding to a questionnaire. The questionnaire will be available online via the Ministry of Justice e-sourcing portal at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ Participants will need to register for an account on the e-sourcing portal, if they do not have an account already. This is separate from the registration for the webinar. Once registered on the e-sourcing portal, suppliers will be able to register for event PQQ_548 The questionnaire will be live on the e-sourcing portal on the day of the webinar. Participation is encouraged from all prospective suppliers of video services for remote participation in hearings. This includes (without limitation) vendors, licensors, service providers specialised in video-conferencing and unified communications services, including small and medium-sized enterprises. Warnings and disclaimers: 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 HMCTS 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 HMCTS or the Ministry of Justice 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 preliminary market engagement exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002135-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jan 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2029 - 3 Apr 2034 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | 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 | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72212515 - Video conferencing software development services ## Release History - 12 Jan 2026 at 10:08 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002135-2026 - 31 Dec 2025 at 12:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086561-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002135-2026 12th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086561-2025 31st December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://ministryofjusticecommercial.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/hmcts-remote-participation-programme-video-conferencing-for-hearings-market-engagement.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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