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title: "Environment, Build, Support and Administration (EBSA)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06da5a"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Environment, Build, Support and Administration (EBSA)

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06da5a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073368-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £110,652,398 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KAINOS SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72243000 - Programming services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
- 72250000 - System and support services

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2026 at 15:37 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073368-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073368-2026
  3rd August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kainos.com
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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