Border Force Strategic Support
Home Office · Central government
In brief
Home Office has announced plans to buy IT and software and consultancy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £16,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 December 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 16 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The Home Office is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in delivering business process optimisations. The requirement is still being developed, and this preliminary market engagement will be used to test supplier appetite, understand market capability, and help refine the final requirement and procurement approach. The potential future requirement may include, but is not limited to, support across the following areas: • Exploiting new and innovative technologies • Grey IT remediation • Improving the digital enablement of business processes including, but not limited to, sustained operational support and automating manual reporting More detail on requirements will be provided upon the…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054335-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054500-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 055575-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 060529-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
214Awards
122Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Deloitte LLP2 contracts
- PA Consulting Ltd2 contracts
- Business Systems (U.K.) Limited1 contract
- Datalynx1 contract
- ESRI (UK) Limited1 contract
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From notice 054335-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 June 2026, last updated 26 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.