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Published 22 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement to better understand current market capability, available technologies, delivery approaches and commercial models for the provision of a Document Fraud Detection capability. The engagement is intended to inform HMRC's future procurement strategy and requirements and does not constitute a call for competition.

HMRC is seeking market insight regarding solutions capable of supporting document fraud detection and authentication activities, including:

• Document forgery detection

• Metadata analysis

• AI-generated fraud detection

• Cross-document analysis

• Cross-case duplication detection

• Fraud scoring approaches

• Integration with existing HMRC systems

• Security and operational support models

• Market maturity

• Routes to market

The engagement will help HMRC validate assumptions, understand supplier capability, refine requirements and inform any future procurement approach. Participation in this engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process.

CPV: Information technology services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2030 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
48000000 Software package and information systems72222300 Information technology 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
22 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
Authority reference
SR3311241951
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Information technology servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07776d

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    22 Sept 2026, 12:31 BST
  2. Contract startsin 131 days
    1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT
  3. Market engagement
    30 Oct 2027, 23:59 BST
    HMRC intends to undertake a structured programme of Preliminary Market Engagement to help inform the development of requirements, procurement strategy and commercial approach for the proposed Document Fraud Detection capability. The engagement is being undertaken to improve HMRC's understanding of more…market capability, validate key assumptions and inform the design of any future procurement. Stage 1 - Supplier Webinar HMRC intends to hold a supplier engagement webinar on Thursday 29th October on Microsoft Teams. The webinar will provide suppliers with an overview of the programme, the business challenge, the outcomes HMRC is seeking to achieve and the areas where market feedback is sought. The webinar will provide suppliers with an opportunity to understand the proposed requirement, ask questions and provide initial observations on market capability, delivery approaches and emerging technologies. Webinar Date: Thursday, 29th October 2027 Stage 2 - Supplier Questionnaire Following the webinar, HMRC intends to issue a structured supplier questionnaire to interested suppliers. The questionnaire is expected to seek feedback on: • Supplier capability and solution maturity • Document fraud detection functionality • Technical architectures and deployment models • Integration approaches and APIs • Security and operational considerations • Commercial and licensing models • Implementation considerations and risks • Market maturity • Routes to market Responses will be reviewed and analysed by HMRC and used to refine requirements, validate assumptions, inform commercial strategy and shape any future procurement approach. Participation in the engagement is entirely voluntary. Suppliers who do not participate in this activity will not be excluded from, or disadvantaged in, any future procurement process. Registration Please register your interest by: • Emailing: [email protected] • Including: o Organisation name o Contact name o Email address o Telephone number o HMRC Ariba Account ID (if required)

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

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 14:49 BSTUK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 12:31 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)

Revised contact email address

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HM Revenue & Customs

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVMW-8599-JZNJ 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure