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Low-code/Power Platforms
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 £18,000,000 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 digital professional services for a future procurement. 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, improving operational efficiency through automation using low-code and no-code technologies (e.g. Power Platform). More detail on requirements will be provided upon the signing and returning of the NDA. This is not a call for competition or an invitation to tender. The Home Office…Read the full description
The Home Office is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in delivering digital professional services for a future procurement.
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, improving operational efficiency through automation using low-code and no-code technologies (e.g. Power Platform).
More detail on requirements will be provided upon the signing and returning of the NDA.
This is not a call for competition or an invitation to tender. The Home Office reserves the right to amend the scope, procurement route, commercial model and timetable following market engagement and internal approvals.
For the purposes of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, the estimated contract value has been calculated based on information currently available. This figure is indicative only and is subject to change. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to amend, update, or vary the estimated value and makes no commitment or guarantee as to the final contract value in any future procurement.
The proposed CPV codes are intended to reflect the current anticipated scope of the requirement, including digital professional services, low-code development, automation, systems integration, and associated consultancy services. The final list may be amended following market engagement.
The Home Office reserves the right to amend the details provided at Market Engagement process at a later date if needed. Any changes will be updated on the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice and communicated through Jaggaer.
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 053914-2026
About the buyer
Home OfficeLast 12 months
Procurements
215Awards
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 053914-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.