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Published 11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
Preliminary Market Engagement Round 3 for the Life in the UK (LITUK) Secure Digital Test and Digital Online Learning Materials Service
Central Government
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Above threshold
Business services: law
marketing
consulting
+15 more
UK
Published value
£90,871,000
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
Lots published
1
Contract duration
5 yrs (with extension options)
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Home Office: "Preliminary Market Engagement Round 3 for the Life in the UK (LITUK) Secure Digital Test and Digital Online Learning Materials Service". Published status: planning. Published value: £90,871,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
The Home Office (HO) is the government department responsible for safeguarding the nation through border control, immigration, passport issuance, policing, fire services, counter-terrorism and drugs policies.
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) plays an integral role in delivering this vision, managing millions of applications annually, enabling foreign nationals to visit, study, work or settle in the UK. As part of the evolution of existing services, UKVI pursues the transformation and modernisation of services in a manner that enhances customer experience and ensures accurate and efficient outcomes. One of the core services delivered by UKVI is the Life in the UK test, an essential component of the route to settlement in the UK and to UK citizenship.
The Life in the UK Secure Digital Test and Digital Online Learning Materials Service (LITUK) Project is procuring a new service; enabling the continued delivery of front-end services, balancing continuity with improvements and transformation.
LITUK aims to move to a 'Digital-by-Default' approach, while upholding the rigorous standards necessary to support UKVI immigration decisions. The successful provider will deliver a service that combines technological innovation with security assurance, enabling customers to demonstrate their knowledge of life in the UK with confidence and convenience throughout their UK immigration journey.
The purpose of this second round of Preliminary Market Engagement is to gather insights from the market regarding the desired solution, which will inform and support Departmental decision-making processes. At this stage, no final decisions have been made regarding the preferred solution.
Please Note: the content of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice may be subject to change.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningRenewalPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period:24 Nov 2027 — 23 Nov 2032 (5 yrs)Eligibility:SME eligibleVCSE eligibleOptions / extension:Renewal options
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDHolds 55.5% of historical attributable spend
High ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs (with extension options)
Published track record for Home Office. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£37,225Historical spend
Typical award value
£18,613Indicative (n=2)
Awarded spend by half-year
2024-H2
2025-H1
2025-H2
2026-H1
2026-H2
Methodology & coverage notes (2 active published awards)
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 2 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 32):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED | 1 win | £20,649 | No published budget |
| Motorola Solutions Ltd. | 1 win | £16,576 | No published budget |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 32 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 16:10 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
2.2%
Typical Bids Received
3reported bids
Decision Velocity
~48 days
Notice Stability
1 updates
Historical Incumbency: Adam Smith International Ltd has won 10 previous contracts with this contracting authority in this sector.
Procurement history indicates repeat engagement with this buyer in this sector. All public competitions remain open to qualifying tenderers under UK procurement regulations.
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 32)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
Trapeze ITS Switzerland GmBH LimitedCRN: CH-290.4.016.518-7 | 4 contracts | £959,213,500 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 1 contract | £826,750,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: PYGC-6427-QMNZ | 29 contracts | £777,150,408 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITEDCRN: 5551907 | 22 contracts | £748,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 15 contracts | £728,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 14 contracts | £715,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 15 contracts | £688,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 16 contracts | £683,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 13 contracts | £665,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 15 contracts | £633,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Home Office Subject Access Request Unit (SARU) Redesign Project: End-to-End Information Rights Case Management Platform and Managed ServiceHome Office · 11 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST | £4,388,800 | same CPV family same authority same region |
Victim & Citizen Engagement Technology SolutionBlueLight Commercial Limited · 9 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST | £80,000,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Justice-wide Intermediary Services - Preliminary Market EngagementMinistry of Justice · 9 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST | £220,000,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Technology Services 4Government Commercial Agency · 9 Sept 2026, 11:43 BST | £16,000,000,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Next Generation on Train Wifi (Members of RM6370)LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED · 10 Sept 2026, 09:19 BST | £34,600,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Standard public procedure | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | planning | Procurement threshold | Above threshold (FTS publication) | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| 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 | 11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST | Last source update | 11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST |
| Classification (CPV) | Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Computer-related professional services, Digital transmission apparatus, E-learning services, Educational software development services, Educational software package, General personnel services for the government, General public services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information technology services, Supporting services for the government, Test and evaluation | ||||
| Delivery area | UK | ||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05ffc2 | ||||
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST - Pipeline notice
15 Jun 2026, 11:01 BST - Pipeline notice
6 Jan 2026, 09:47 GMT - Procedure published
11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST - engagement
9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledThe purpose of this third round of Preliminary Market Engagement is to share information relating to the Authority's vision for the LitUK service and the procurement approach. Please note, the Authority is not requesting any feedback as part of this round of Engagement. 1. To express an interest, participants must first be registered on the Home Office's eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the Register Here Link. 2. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid D-U-N-S number (as provided by Dun & Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. 3. Registering on JAGGAER will not provide immediate access to this Preliminary Market Engagement. Once you have registered on JAGGAER, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing [email protected] with the following: - Email subject line: LITUK Procurement - Expression of Interest - Email to include: Organisation name (as registered on JAGGAER), D-U-N-S number, Contact name, E-mail address and Telephone number. 4. Once the above steps are completed, participants will be granted access to the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) event in JAGGAER. 5. Participants should then complete and return their signed NDA, via JAGGAER, in order to be added to the Preliminary Market Engagement event once live, on 11 September 2026. 6. Participants should ensure that they leave enough time to submit the signed NDA and written response in time for the Preliminary Market Engagement close date of 09 October 2026 at 17:00 (BST). Please note: if you have previously signed a Home Office NDA for other Projects, you are still required to sign a new NDA and follow the process above. Once you have completed the process above, you will be added to the Engagement Event.
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Published value updated to £90,871,000
11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST - Official notice release published
11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST - Official notice release published
15 Jun 2026, 11:01 BST - Official notice release published
6 Jan 2026, 09:47 GMT
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Home Office
Contracting authority
Central Government
Official Documents & Specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 11 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:01 BST
- 6 Jan 2026, 09:47 GMT