Preliminary Market Engagement for the Life in the UK (LITUK) Secure Digital Test and Digital Online Learning Materials Service

Home Office
21 May 2027 to 23 November 2032

A new service for the Life in the UK test, combining secure digital test delivery with online learning materials. The service is intended to maintain front-end delivery while moving to a digital-by-default approach, balancing continuity with improvements and transformation and providing security assurance for immigration decisions.

Open the official notice

Closed· 9 October 2026

Estimated value: £110m; Buyer estimate
Published: 6 January 2026
Deadline: 9 October 2026; Closed
Contract length: 66 months; Ends 23 November 2032

What the contract covers

Preliminary market engagement

Delivery of secure digital testing platforms and online learning materials for citizenship and settlement knowledge assessments.

Secure digital test and digital online learning materials service for the Life in the UK test supporting UKVI immigration decisions

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Preliminary market engagement
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 21 May 2027 to 23 November 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 73430000, 48190000, 72590000, 72000000

Services in this tender

Test centres, competence testing and language and citizenship testsMain service£170k typicalLife in the UK secure digital test service with online learning materials

Lifecycle

Published
6 January 2026
Deadline for bidsClosed
9 October 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
21 May 2027

The buyer

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/342038/preliminary-market-engagement-for-the-life-in-the-uk-lituk-secure-digital-test-a
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05ffc2
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ffc2
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Home Office. Preliminary Market Engagement for the Life in the UK (LITUK) Secure Digital Test and Digital Online Learning Materials Service. Tender, 6 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/342038/preliminary-market-engagement-for-the-life-in-the-uk-lituk-secure-digital-test-a (accessed 5 November 2026).