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Home Office · Central government

In brief

Home Office has announced plans to buy IT and software 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 £175,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 December 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
11:59pm, Thursday 1 October 2026

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 16 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Procurement of DevOps Services

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Thursday 1 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 054890-2026
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 054910-2026

About the buyer

Home OfficeLast 12 months

Procurements

214

Awards

122

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Digital System

    NHS EnglandLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.6mestimated
  2. CSSD Track and Trace system

    Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonMedical equipment and supplies, IT services and software

    Closing soon4 days left

    £250kestimated
  3. International HGV sales data

    Department for TransportLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  4. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  5. Pan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal

    Department of Environment, Food and Rural AffairsLondonIT services and software

    Open7 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated

From notice 054890-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 June 2026, last updated 10 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.