---
title: "RFI - Provision of a Social Media and Online News Monitoring Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0794cf"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT"
published: "2026-10-30"
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# RFI - Provision of a Social Media and Online News Monitoring Solution

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0794cf

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## Summary

The Department for Transport is considering a contract for a social media and online news monitoring solution. The service is intended to collect and collate information from social media and online news; the department says it wants to understand the solutions available in the market. This is a monitoring and data-collection service supported by software and information systems. The stated delivery location is the United Kingdom. The Department for Transport is the buyer. The procurement is described as one lot and is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, making it relevant to providers of media-monitoring platforms, news intelligence services, and associated data and software services.

This process is at the planning stage: the Department for Transport has expressed an intention to procure, but there is no invitation to tender at this stage. The buyer is conducting preliminary market engagement through a request for information to understand available solutions. Suppliers wishing to receive the RFI were asked to email the buyer by 13 November 2026. The buyer's expected date for a future notice is 25 January 2027. The planned contract period is 29 January 2027 to 28 January 2030, with a maximum extent to 28 January 2032; renewal is indicated. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. No procedure, estimated contract value or evaluation criteria are stated in the available process details.

The work is likely to suit suppliers that can provide social media and online news monitoring, including the collection and collation of information through software or information systems. Providers may include specialist media-intelligence businesses, monitoring-platform vendors and technology suppliers able to support a government customer. Small and medium-sized enterprises are explicitly considered suitable, so the scale is not presented as restricted to large suppliers. The buyer is seeking market insight into the solutions available, giving suppliers in this field a chance to explain their capabilities and the options their services could offer. Suppliers considering whether to prepare should focus on the coverage, monitoring and data-collection functions of their solution, and on how these could meet the Department for Transport's requirements.

## Notice

DfT is considering procuring a Contract for a Social Media and Online News Monitoring Solution and is keen to understand the solutions available within the market.

### Planning Information

If you are a Supplier and would like a copy of the RFI, please email DDaT.CRM@dft.gov.uk using the subject heading "RFI - Provision of a Social Media and Online News Monitoring Solution".

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103310-2026 |
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Jan 2027 - 28 Jan 2030 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| 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

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2026 at 14:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103310-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103310-2026
  30th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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