NDEC 2026 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: National Crime Agency (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)

Planned pipeline value£44,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Feb 2030 · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this early market engagement notice is to notify the market of a forthcoming market engagement event relating to the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) National Data Exploitation Centre (NDEC), to test potential market appetite and market feedback for the optimum operational and commercial strategy.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · General management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2030 (4 yrs)

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 79411000 General management consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
Last source update: 23 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
Authority reference: C1497
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034416
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityGeneral management consultancy services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0551cf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 Jun 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
Market engagement
1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this early market engagement notice is to notify the market of a forthcoming market engagement event relating to the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) National Data Exploitation Centre (NDEC), to test potential market appetite and market feedback for the optimum operational and commercial strategy. Full details of the Market Engagement Event is available on the documents section of our E-Tendering portal. To access these documents please ensure you register at the following link; nca-atamis--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage ↗ To register your interest please use the link provided - www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/even… ↗
Contract starts268 days ago
1 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
23 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Crime Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXND-4441-TZHH PO Box 58345, London, London, NW1W 9JJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST