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Environment, Build, Support and Administration (EBSA)

Home Office · Central government

In brief

Home Office has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £200,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 20 August 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
11:59pm, Friday 6 February 2026

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 9 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Home Office intends to publish a Tender for the EBSA Procurement under Technology Services 4 (TS4), Lot 5 on 12th December 2025. Deadline: 5th December 2025, all suppliers must: Register an interest at ebsa.commercial@homeoffice.gov.uk, requesting the releavnt forms. Make a declaration regarding any conflict of interest (perceived or actual). If you previously attended a Market Engagement Event, your signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) remains valid for the duration of the procurement. All interested parties must: Sign the Home Office NDA. Review and complete the Conflict of Interest form, declaring either: No conflict, or Conflict identified. If a conflict is declared, the Home…Read the full description
The Home Office intends to publish a Tender for the EBSA Procurement under Technology Services 4 (TS4), Lot 5 on 12th December 2025. Deadline: 5th December 2025, all suppliers must: Register an interest at ebsa.commercial@homeoffice.gov.uk, requesting the releavnt forms. Make a declaration regarding any conflict of interest (perceived or actual). If you previously attended a Market Engagement Event, your signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) remains valid for the duration of the procurement. All interested parties must: Sign the Home Office NDA. Review and complete the Conflict of Interest form, declaring either: No conflict, or Conflict identified. If a conflict is declared, the Home Office will decide whether an Ethical Wall Agreement is required. This agreement must outline how the supplier will manage the conflict internally and then be returned for Home Office consideration. All interested parties must return all documents by 5pm 5th December 2025 to receive the ITT pack. Purpose: To ensure an open and transparent procurement process and mitigate any unfair advantage, perceived or otherwise. 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

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Friday 6 February 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 069430-2025
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 075832-2025

About the buyer

Home OfficeLast 12 months

Procurements

204

Awards

115

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Opportunity Finder​ Sept 2026

    UK Power Networks (Operations) LimitedLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon3 hours leftExpress interestLow competition

    £800kestimated
  2. SWAST-5146-COR Employee Career Development Mentoring App

    South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustSouth WestIT services and software

    Closing soon3 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  3. Employee Benefits and Occupational Health Services

    Crown Commercial ServiceUK-wideHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon6 hours left7 lotsFramework

    £1.3bnframework ceiling
  4. Medical Simulations Devices and Technologies

    Supply Chain Coordination LimitedUK-wideVehicles and fleet, Construction

    Closing soon6 hours left5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £210mframework ceiling
  5. Cloud-Based Device and Classroom Management Service - 2026

    The Education Training CollectiveNorth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon7 hours leftSmall contract

    £38kestimated

From notice 069430-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2025, last updated 20 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.