Border Force Strategic Support

This Preliminary Market Engagement relates to the Home Office's potential future Border Force Strategic Support Procurement.

The requirement is still being developed. The purpose of this engagement is to test supplier appetite, understand market capability, gather views on possible delivery and commercial models, and inform the Authority's development of the requirement and procurement approach.

The engagement process will be conducted in the stages outlined below. Further phases of engagement may be introduced in advance of any formal procurement launch.

1. To express an interest, participants must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered this can be done online at:

homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Please note that, in order to register, suppliers must have a valid DUNS number (provided by Dun & Bradstreet) for the legal entity that would enter into any resulting contract.

Suppliers wishing to participate should submit an Expression of Interest email using the following details:

Email address: [email protected]

Email subject line: Expression of Interest – BF SS – NDA Request – [DUNS Number]

The email must include:

• Supplier name (as registered on Companies House)
• DUNS number
• Jaggaer Account ID
• Contact details for the nominated representative, including:
• Name
• Job title
• Email address
• Contact telephone number

2. Once the above steps are completed, participants will be granted access to the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) event in JAGGAER.
3. The Supplier will then be asked to complete the NDA and return this document back to the Authority for countersignature. The countersigned NDA is a pre-requisite to receiving the Request For Information (RFI) and attending the Market Engagement Event.
4. Suppliers whose NDAs have been countersigned 24 hours prior to the Market Engagement Event will be granted access to the Market Engagement Event and a virtual invite will be shared.
5. Ahead of the Market Engagement Event, the Home Office will share the RFI through Jaggaer so they have early sight of content which will be discussed at the event.

The RFI provide further information on the Authority's current thinking, the strategic and operational context, the potential scope of the future requirement, and the areas where supplier feedback is requested.

The information provided in the Request For Information (RFI) will be high-level and indicative only. It should not be treated as a final specification, statement of requirements, procurement strategy or commitment to procure. The documentation will be draft, with the Home Office reserving the right to amend the documents and to not implement all feedback received.

6. The Market Engagement Event will be held virtually on 02/07/26 at 14:30 BST via Microsoft Teams. This event will provide an overview of, but not limited to, the opportunity, outline the procurement timeline and process. The event will be recorded so those who do not receive a countersigned NDA by the Market Engagement Event will have access to its recording.
7. Suppliers will have the opportunity to submit clarification questions, for which the deadline to submit is 13:00 06/07/2026.
8. The Home Office will provide answers to the clarification questions by 17:30 on 08/07/2026
9. Suppliers are required to submit their Request For Information (RFI) response 48 hours prior to the engagement deadline (17:00 10/07/2026) for review by the Authority.
10. Participants should ensure they allow sufficient time to complete the NDA process and submit any responses or feedback before the RFI event closes.

Please Note:

The dates above are indicative and are subject to change.

The Home Office reserves the right to amend the Market Engagement process at a later date if needed. Any changes will be updated on the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice and through Jaggaer.