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Custodial Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Housing

In brief

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced plans to buy financial services 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 £1,400,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 31 March 2027.

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

Usually low: a median of 1 bid per contract for this buyer (from 9 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Re-procurement of the custodial Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme, which is expected to be a concessionary arrangement. The requirement covers the management and administration of the Custodial Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme and providing an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service. Concessionary contract values are calculated based on estimated revenues - the current estimate for this scheme is circa £1.4BN for the initial 5 year duration of the contract, however this is an indicative figure only, and the actual value shall be subject to a number of variable factors. This Pipeline Notice supersedes the previous Pipeline Notice for this procurement: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021424-2025. A new notice was required in order to update certain details.

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.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068632-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077781-2025
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 021155-2026
  4. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 047236-2026

About the buyer

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentLast 12 months

Procurements

28

Awards

15

Suppliers it has used most for financial services

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From notice 068632-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 27 October 2025, last updated 21 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.