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    ContractsUK Home Office Quality Assurance and Testing Services - Pre-Market Engagement
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    UK Home Office Quality Assurance and Testing Services - Pre-Market Engagement

    The UK Home Office invites suppliers to pre-market engagement activities for two consolidated Quality Assurance and Testing contracts (up to £150m each) launching in 2027, starting with an in-person event on 27 July in London.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 10 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder

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    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
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    • Closing date
      Rolling
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    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Lifecycle

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    10 June 2026
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    Brief

    The UK Home Office is consolidating its Quality Assurance and Testing (QAT) services into two main contracts, each worth up to £150 million over a minimum 3-year term, with completion by Autumn 2027. This is a pre-market engagement opportunity for suppliers to provide feedback on the procurement strategy before formal tendering begins. The Authority will compete these contracts through the GCA Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6148), though pre-market engagement is open to all suppliers. Key discussion topics include: route to market, transition planning, performance indicators and service credits, cost drivers, innovation and AI applications, required roles and capabilities, tooling and hardware needs, SME inclusion, transition from Programme to Product SDLC, and transformation from Quality Assurance to Quality Engineering. The engagement begins with an in-person event on Monday 27 July from 10:30 to 13:00 at TechUK, 10 Saint Bride Street, London EC4A 4AD. Each supplier may send up to 2 delegates; names and email addresses must be submitted via the eSourcing Portal by 17:00 on Thursday 23 July. Register at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com and respond to the 'Qualification Envelope' for opportunity 'pqq_823 - Pre-Market Engagement for Home Office Quality Assurance & Test Engineering (QAT) Contracts'. Do not submit expressions of interest by email. Following the in-person event, a Request for Information questionnaire will be issued to all registered suppliers. Attendance at the event is encouraged but not mandatory.

    Track record

    33 awards · 24 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, HOME OFFICE has awarded 33 contracts to 24 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. DELOITTE LLP8× · 24%
    2. KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED3× · 9%
    3. IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED1× · 3%
    4. Lightcast Economic Modeling1× · 3%
    5. Frequentis (UK) Limited1× · 3%
    6. PA CONSULTING1× · 3%

    +18 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, SOFTCAT LTD - FCA — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    76b20993-42be-4209-9b09-e46661735243-901446
    HO
    Buyer
    HOME OFFICE
    Sector
    IT & Software