Buyer profile · Central government
NS&I tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 1
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 15
- To 14 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £6.4m
- 15 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £49k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 10 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
NS&I has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £1.92mestimated
- £1.92mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 1 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)6%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)6%
- Direct award (no competition)88%
- Advertised openly
- 6%
- Lower than 84% of central government buyers
- Based on 17 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 40%
- Lower than 68% of central government buyers
- Based on 15 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 88%
- Higher than 93% of central government buyers
- Based on 17 procurements
Compared with other central government buyers
NS&I: 6%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
NS&I: 40%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds NS&I.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
No contracts we hold from NS&I end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Buying | Wavemaker Limited | £6.4m | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Level 2 Helpdesk Support | Capgemini UK Plc | £2.02m | 9 Oct 2026 |
| User research, usability and journey testing | Optimal Workshop | — | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Legal Advice | Addleshaw Goddard LLP | — | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Qualitative Research and User Experience | Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Ltd | — | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Personal finance journalist survey | Ipsos (market research) Limited | — | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Collaborative design and whiteboarding tool | Figma Inc | — | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Annual Agreement for Financial Advisor Activity | Incisive Business Media Limited | — | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Remediation Plan and Execution | Ernst & Young LLP | — | 22 May 2026 |
| Legal Advice on Remediation | Addleshaw Goddard LLP | — | 22 May 2026 |