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Department for Business & Trade · Central government

In brief

Department for Business & Trade has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering and 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 £15,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 April 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 high: a median of 8.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

A call-off contract is required specialising in delivering Government Digital & Data framework roles and associated capabilities to deliver digital outcomes aligned to the government technology code of practice and service assessment guidelines. The supplier will be required to support the delivery of new digital projects, services and transformations of systems/services in DBT DDaT with a focus on projects withing the technology portfolio, and build capability in teams to support with delivery and completion of goals and the upskilling of teams. The Supplier will ensure successful knowledge transfer between teams including written documentation is actioned as part of the contract deliverbales. The supplier will need to operate with multiple Statements of Work active at the same time. All projects will need to meet DBT’s DDaT development standards and align to DDaT working processes. All work will require SC clearance; therefore, the supplier will be expected to work to GDS standards following the GDS agile principles.

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. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 070822-2026

About the buyer

Department for Business & TradeLast 12 months

Procurements

170

Awards

149

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From notice 070822-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.