Pre-Market Engagement for Home Office Quality Tender - 143067114

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Pre-Market Engagement for Home Office Quality Assurance & Testing (Qat) Contracts

Deadline: 23 Jul 2026

Posting Date: 11 Jun 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 143067114

Document Ref. No.: tender_519756/1581639

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

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Tender Details

The UK Home Office (referred to hereafter as the Authority) is inviting prospective bidders to take part in a series of pre-market engagement activities for the Authority's planned QAT procurements.
The Authority currently has a number of contracts for QAT capability, aligned to portfolios across the Home Office. The future commercial strategy is to consolidate these services into two core testing capability contracts by Autumn 2027.
The exact scope, duration and values of the new contracts is still to be confirmed, however the current expectation is that each contract will have a minimum term of 3-years, with a maximum spend of £150m (including any extensions).
The intention is to compete these contracts via the GCA Dynamic Purchasing System, RM6148, however the pre-market engagement is open to all suppliers.
Before any tender activity is launched, the Authority wishes to invite feedback from prospective bidders on the proposed strategy and gather information that will help it to refine its procurement and contracting approach further.
Key topics that the Authority wishes to explore include, but are not limited to:
1. Route to market
2. Transition approach
3. Key Performance Indicators & contractual incentives (i.e. Service Credits)
4. Cost drivers
5. The use of innovation and AI to drive efficiency
6. Roles and Capability
7. Tooling and hardware
8. Removing barriers for SMEs
9. Support in the transforma...
Location Of Contract : Any region

Industry : Systems and technical consultancy services - 72220000

Published Date : 10 June 2026

Closing Date : 23 July 2026

Documents

 Tender Notice