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Home Office - System Design Services Strategic Partner

Home Office · Central government

In brief

Home Office has announced plans to buy IT and software and training 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 £80,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 49 months with extensions, starting 1 February 2027.

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

This UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) is being issued by the Home Office (the Authority) to notify the market of a Market Engagement Event seeking views and feedback in relation to the potential procurement for a strategic system design partner to support the System Design Unit, a division within Migration and Borders Group within Home Office. The provision of service should cover access to a range of skillsets and capabilities to enable delivery of system design outcomes and to provide more flexibility than current resourcing models. These skillsets and capabilities are usually found within Design Lead, Business Architect, and Business Analysts roles. In addition, there may be a requirement for optional services covering: consultancy, planning and recruit-train-deploy 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.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 001382-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 028392-2026

About the buyer

Home OfficeLast 12 months

Procurements

214

Awards

121

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. SIEM/SOAR Solution for Jisc Security Operations Centre

    JiscUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon7 hours leftExpress interest

    £9.25mestimated
  2. Google Products & Services Reseller Framework Agreement

    Digital Health & Care WalesWalesIT services and software, Telecoms and networks

    Closing soon7 hours leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £15mframework ceiling
  3. The Provision of Access to Media Monitoring Services

    Cabinet OfficeUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon7 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  4. King's Trust DBS and Vetting Services

    The King's TrustUK-wideFinancial services and insurance, IT services and software

    Closing soon7 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £65kestimated
  5. Furze Down School - Managed IT Services Provision

    Furze Down SchoolUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon7 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £400kestimated

From notice 001382-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 January 2026, last updated 27 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.