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Published 22 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Next Generation Technology Reseller Arrangements

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Software Packages & ERP (48)
+1 moreIT Services & Software (72)
 Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£90,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 19 Feb 2031 · starts 20 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Bank of England is considering its future approach to procuring technology products and associated services following the expiry of its current technology Value Added Reseller (VAR) framework.

At this stage, the Bank has not made a final decision on the structure of any future procurement and is undertaking preliminary market engagement to help inform its thinking, procurement strategy and framework design.

Whilst one option is a like-for-like replacement of the existing arrangement, the Bank's initial view is that the future model may comprise multiple frameworks rather than a single framework. In particular, the Bank is considering a dedicated framework focussed on Cyber & Emerging Technology, alongside one or more additional frameworks covering other areas of technology spend.

The categories currently being considered are:

Cyber & Emerging Technology

Software & Platforms

Hardware, End User Computing (EUC) & Connectivity

Enterprise Applications, Cloud Hosting & Infrastructure

The purpose of this engagement is to obtain market feedback on areas including:

Framework structure and lotting strategy

The advantages and disadvantages of single versus multiple framework arrangements

Supplier capability and capacity across the proposed categories

Commercial and pricing models

Routes to market for emerging technologies

Innovation and market developments

Supplier onboarding, framework governance and competition models

The Bank welcomes input from suppliers operating in one or more of the proposed categories and intends to use the feedback received to inform its future procurement strategy, framework design and any subsequent procurement activity.

This Preliminary Market Engagement exercise does not constitute a call for competition and will not result in the award of any contract. The Bank reserves the right to amend the scope, structure, lotting approach and procurement strategy of any future procurement following completion of the engagement process.

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Computer-related services · Information technology services · Networks · Software package and information systems

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 20 Feb 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 20 Feb 2027 – 19 Feb 2031 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
30200000 Computer equipment and supplies32400000 Networks48000000 Software package and information systems72222300 Information technology services72500000 Computer-related services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
i

How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Next Generation Technology Reseller Arrangements” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How BANK OF ENGLAND buys Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222), and who usually turns up

BANK OF ENGLAND’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerBANK OF ENGLAND · division 72
The marketSystems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222) · UK-wide
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 0 of 15 known-size awards · market: CPV 7222 · UK-wide, n=52
0%23%

No small-firm winners recorded among this authority’s published awards in this sample.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 16 of 18 known-location awards · market: CPV 7222 · UK-wide, n=37
89%27%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 7222 · UK-wide, n=12
—129 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 129 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 2 procurements with awards; rival share unknown · market: CPV 7222 · UK-wide, n=45
—62%

Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyerToo few to chart: 2 lots with bid counts, 5 needed · all categories
The market34 lots with bid counts · CPV 7222 · UK-wide
0% had one bid
Market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0%
Market: 0 of 34 lots with published bid counts.
2–326%
Market: 9 of 34 lots with published bid counts.
4–624%
Market: 8 of 34 lots with published bid counts.
7+50%
Market: 17 of 34 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.

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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 722248 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£90m
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 34 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet0% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 34 similar lots
1 bid0%
0 of 34 similar past lots received 1 bid (0%).
2–326%
9 of 34 similar past lots received 2–3 (26%).
4–624%
8 of 34 similar past lots received 4–6 (24%).
7+50%
17 of 34 similar past lots received 7+ (50%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 6.5 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Authority reference
TEN1000019
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090063
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Computer equipment and suppliesComputer-related servicesInformation technology servicesNetworksSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777e8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

22 Sept 2026 → 20 Feb 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published35 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
  2. Market engagement14 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

    The Bank of England is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement to inform its future approach to procuring technology products and associated services.

    The Bank has not decided whether these requirements will be delivered through a single replacement framework or multiple separate frameworks. Its initial view is that a dedicated framework may be established for Cyber & Emerging Technology, alongside one or more frameworks covering:

    Software & Platforms

    Hardware, End User Computing (EUC) & Connectivity

    Enterprise Applications, Cloud Hosting & Infrastructure

    The Bank is seeking supplier feedback on the proposed scope and structure of these arrangements, including framework and lotting design, commercial and pricing models, market capability and capacity, emerging technologies, supplier participation and framework governance. Feedback received will be used to inform the Bank's procurement strategy and framework plans.

    Suppliers wishing to participate should register their interest and complete the Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire through the Bank's Supplier Portal under project reference TEN1000019.

    For further information about registering on the Supplier Portal, please refer to the Bank of England's guidance: www.bankofengland.co.uk/contact/supplying-go… ↗.

    The guidance explains the registration process, supplier statuses, and how to participate in sourcing events.

    The Bank intends to hold an online supplier engagement webinar at 15:00 on 30 September 2026. Registration for the webinar closes at 17:00 on 29 September 2026. The details for the webinar will be provided through the e-tendering portal.

    Clarification questions must be submitted through the portal by 13:00 on 7 October 2026.

    Completed responses must be submitted through the portal by 13:00 on 13 October 2026.

    This engagement does not constitute a call for competition or form part of a formal procurement process. It will not result in the award of a contract. Participation or non-participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.

    Participation in this Preliminary Market Engagement is limited to organisations that are active in the relevant market. The Bank reserves the right to determine eligibility for participation and to refuse or withdraw participation at its discretion where it considers this necessary to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of the engagement. Participation will not confer any advantage in any subsequent procurement process.

  3. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 114 days
    20 Feb 2027

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 18:03 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Updated Clarification and Submission Deadlines.

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

BANK OF ENGLAND

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: RC000042 · GB-PPON: PRDB-1113-HPPT Threadneedle Street, London, London, EC2R 8AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure