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.

Procurement Act 2023

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 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)