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Home Office Core Testing Capability Services (Lots 1 & 2)

Home Office · Central government

In brief

Home Office is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (UK-wide).

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Monday 21 December 2026.

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Key dates

Bids by
midday, Monday 21 December 2026

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 18 awards in the last 12 months).

Tender documents

What the notice says

The Home Office is conducting a mini-competition via the GCA's Quality Assurance & Testing for IT Systems 2 DPS, RM6148. The outcome of the tender shall see the Home Office award 2 Call-Off Contracts to two different suppliers to provide quality assurance, quality engineering and testing services for applications and systems across the Home Office. Each contract will support a distinct set of service areas/portfolios within the Home Office, and shall include the provision of resource augmentation and managed services. Each contract will have a maximum value of £150m with an initial duration of 3 years, and a further extension option of 1-year. The contract value does not indicate a level of committed spend, as all services shall be commissioned via Statements of Work under the contract, setting our deliverables, team profiles, and the applicable charging/payment method. For instructions on how to access the tender documents, please refer to the Joining Instructions that are attached to this Notice.

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  3. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Monday 21 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice · notice 5c37593d-e1a5-4c67-ad2f-26fbb963be45-921293

About the buyer

Home OfficeLast 12 months

Procurements

242

Awards

149

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From notice 5c37593d-e1a5-4c67-ad2f-26fbb963be45-921293 on Contracts Finder, first published 11 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 11 November 2026.