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Preliminary Market Engagement (RFI) - Technology Services for DBS Next Generation Estate

DBS · Central government

In brief

DBS 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 notice does not state a value.

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

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 912 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

DBS is finalising its requirements for the procurement of technology services for its next generation estate. There are: • a number of cloud-based applications and platforms that are already known that would be supported as part of the services; • new applications that are in the process of being sourced that will need supporting; and • additional applications in DBS's legacy technology estate that will persist into the next generation estate that will also require support. DBS is considering the procurement approach for these requirements and the responses to this preliminary market engagement will be considered in finalising the approach. Please see the Engagement section of this notice for information on how you can participate in this online market engagement.

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 062068-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 014104-2026

About the buyer

DBSLast 12 months

Procurements

4

Awards

1

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From notice 062068-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 October 2025, last updated 17 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.