Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 Sept 2026, 13:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cash in Transit Logistical Services

Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate £1,666,666≈ £333k / year · £2,000,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 14 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsup to 8 yrs with extensions · starts 30 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Bank has a requirement for cash in transit logistical services to cover the following categories:

• Ad hoc Very high value domestic consignments between two set locations

• Ad hoc high value consignments between England and NI

• Ad hoc international consignments

• Lower value ad hoc domestic consignments

• Lower value domestic consignments between three set locations

CPV: Banking services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 30 Jun 2027 — 29 Jun 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 8 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
66110000 Banking services79710000 Security services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2026, 13:46 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 13:46 BST
Authority reference
PROC/741
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Banking servicesSecurity services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5a9

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published10 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 13:46 BST
  2. Market engagementin 19 days
    8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service will be issued in January 2027, to enable the contract to start on 30/06/2027. As part of the tender process, the Bank is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise. more…This gives potential providers and other stakeholders to introduce themselves, express an interest in the opportunity, and complete and return the information feedback form that can be downloaded from the Oracle online supplier portal. This will be used to inform the specification for the tender process. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract Please note that the contract value included in this Notice is estimated and does not act as a commitment of spend by the Bank. There are no planned events during this preliminary market engagement exercise. Interested parties are to register their interest, forward any introductory information, and return a completed feedback form (optional) via the Bank's Oracle online e-tendering portal by 08/10/2026. Suppliers who are already registered on the Bank's Oracle Suppliers Portal should log in to view further details of this opportunity and complete the feedback form. Suppliers who are not already registered on the Bank's Oracle Suppliers Portal should click on the below link and follow the instructions to register as a supplier to gain access to further details of this opportunity and complete the feedback form. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/contact/supplying-goods-and-services/how-to-become-a-supplier
  3. Tender notice expectedin 117 days
    14 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 283 days
    30 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Sept 2026, 13:46 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BANK OF ENGLAND

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: RC000042 · GB-PPON: PRDB-1113-HPPT Threadneedle Street, London, London, EC2R 8AH
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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