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Environment, Build, Support and Administration (EBSA)

HOME OFFICE

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03 Aug 2026 at 15:37

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has completed the awarding stage of a selective procurement process titled "Environment, Build, Support and Administration (EBSA)". This project falls under the services category with a primary focus on business analysis consultancy, programming, systems consultancy, and support services. The contract, valued at approximately GBP 110.65 million, was awarded to KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED. The project is based in London and involves significant infrastructure requirements, including hosting and management services for critical national and non-critical national infrastructure applications. The contract period runs from 2nd September 2026 to 1st September 2030, with an optional one-year extension. The procurement method was an award under a framework with a competitive nature, and the contract is associated with key programmes within the Home Office, including Border Management and Digital Authorization services.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those capable of providing robust IT infrastructure support and consultancy services. Firms specialising in managed services, cloud strategy, and deployment operations will find this tender particularly beneficial, as it involves maintaining high availability of platforms and ensuring compliance with Home Office digital policies. Large-scale service management providers with a track record of delivering on public sector IT projects would be well-positioned to compete in future offerings. The scale and complexity of this project make it an attractive opportunity for companies looking to expand their market presence within the public sector, particularly in technological and legislative environments that demand high levels of security and scalability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Environment, Build, Support and Administration (EBSA)

Notice Description

EBSA provides a highly secure and scalable build, test, deployment and run capability for CNI and non-CNI applications for Migration and Borders within the Home Office. EBSA key information * Hosts around 250 programme/product teams, 3,000 users, and major programmes, including Crossing the Border, Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETAs) and Immigration Case Management. * Multiple tenancy in a secure manner that adheres to the security requirements for each programme of work * Provides service management for the hosted tenants. * The existing service is provided by Capgemini. * The successful bidder will be required to provide a product- centric managed service for EBSA, ensuring optimal performance, security, and cost-efficiency. * Responsibilities will include infrastructure platform support, management, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, compliance, updates, managing & delivering remediation of technical debt etc. * The successful bidder will maintain near 24/7 platform availability, implement best practices as per the policy direction of Home Office Digital and help with cloud strategy, scalability, and resource optimisation for seamless operations. * Working with the Home Office to deliver efficiency improvement and support the 2030 Digital Strategy

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da5a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073368-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

72243000 - Programming services

72246000 - Systems consultancy services

72250000 - System and support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£110,652,398 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Aug 20263 days ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KAINOS SOFTWARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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