Official UK procurement notice
Body Worn Video Cameras & Digital Evidence Management System
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Home Office is seeking to engage with suppliers who are interested in supporting the re-procurement of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVC) and an associated Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) to enable continued operational capability for Immigration Enforcement (IE), Border Force (BF) and Border Security Command (BSC) Maritime beyond the expiry of the current contract in March 2028.
The Home Office requires approximately ~ 4000 BWVC’s, along with the necessary ancillary equipment such as clips for attaching each camera to a stab vest, uniform or clothing. Additionally, a DEMS is required, charging/docking facilities across ~ 125 locations throughout the United Kingdom (and potentially some European locations) and support services.
The requirements include (but not limited to):
- Equipment – BWV cameras and associated accessories (e.g., mounts, batteries, chargers) based on specification needs
- Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) – including secure transfer of existing data from previous supplier to new DEMS, secure storage, evidence lifecycle management, metadata tagging, access controls, and robust backup and recovery capabilities
- Installation and Setup – Hardware installation, software setup and network configuration
- Training – User training and administrator training
- Policy development and compliance – Pilot program and Full deployment
- Ongoing support and maintenance – Technical support, maintenance, and replacement services
We welcome all potential Suppliers (including SMEs) to express an interest in this procurement and all those who might have an interest as a member of the supply chain.
An online industry day will be held on 31st March 2026, You will hear about how the current capability is delivered today and ambitions for the future capability rollout across other areas of the Home Office.
Following the industry day, Suppliers will be invited to complete a Market Survey Questionnaire (MSQ) (subsequent to signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement) with the potential for individual one to one sessions to be scheduled following receipt of supplier responses. Information for registering for the HO Jaggaer portal and subsequent market engagement will be provided within the Industry day presentation.
CPV: Helpdesk services · Security cameras · Software-related services · Surveillance and security systems and devices · Video-surveillance system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Home Office buys Television and audio-visual equipment (CPV 3232), and who usually turns up
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Half of these awards were announced within 116 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11%
2–337%
4–641%
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Below estimate44%
Within ±2%38%
Above estimate19%
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Lot #1CPV 3232No real estimate
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1 bid18%
2–332%
4–632%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Mar 2026, 14:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 14:39 GMT
- Authority reference
Project_19137- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023059- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a00Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
13 Mar 2026 → 28 Mar 2028 · 4 dates- Planning notice published223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 14:39 GMT
- Market engagement132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
The market engagement exercise seeks to give Suppliers an overview of what capabilities Home Office currently have, what we are looking for in a future contract and the relevant timelines. To gain an understanding of supplier interest, capabilities, and approaches to delivering Body Worn Video Cameras and Digital Evidence Management systems. The Home Office would like to gain market views on specific topics such as:
a. Technical capabilities (BWVC and DEMS);
b. Concerns/ barriers
c. Commercial approach;
Suppliers wishing to attend the industry day should e-mail their expression of interest to [email protected] no later than 12:00 (GMT) On 20th March 2026.
Subsequent to signing a Confidentially Agreement, Suppliers will be sent an invite to participate in the Industry Day which will be held virtually on 31st March 2026.
Please ensure that the subject field within the e-mail states “Project_19137 – Expression of Interest - Industry Event – Home Office – Body Worn Video Cameras & Digital Evidence Management System.”
Following the industry day, Suppliers will be invited to complete a Market Survey Questionnaire (MSQ) (subsequent to signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement) with the potential for individual one to one sessions to be scheduled following receipt of supplier responses. Information for registering for the HO Jaggaer portal and subsequent market engagement will be provided within the Industry day presentation.
All information provided on Home Office's current thinking as part of the market engagement exercise should be considered indicative in nature and no overall decision on the procurement approach has yet been made.
The market engagement exercise is not a formal request for expressions of interest. Participation or non-participation in this exercise will not prevent any person from participating in any future competitive procurement process.
Information gathered by Home Office during the market engagement exercise may be used to shape and refine the proposition before any formal competitive procurement process is launched.
Home Office is not obliged to respond to any correspondence related to the market engagement exercise. Interested persons should not engage in direct or indirect canvassing of Home Office (or any person connected with it) concerning the market engagement exercise, and no attempt should be made to procure information outside of the defined process.
Any costs of participation in this market engagement exercise will be borne by the participant.
- Tender notice expected48 days ago4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract starts28 Mar 2028, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Mar 2026, 14:39 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender