AwardedAwarded 9 October 2026

Level 2 Helpdesk Support

NS&I · Central government

In brief

NS&I awarded IT and software work to Capgemini UK Plc on 9 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,916,067 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 21 months, up to 45 months with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.

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What the notice says

As NS&I's operational environment continues to transform in complexity and scale, there is an increased need for a dedicated and resilient Level 2 Helpdesk service. A new supplier is required to ensure NS&I can ensure and support technical expertise across multiple suppliers and services, maintain incident resolution timescales, support complex end-to-end service stability, and has a support model that can scale in line with future service demands. To meet this need, the new supplier will be required to deliver a Level 2 Helpdesk service in line with agreed service levels. The supplier must operate through NS&I's ServiceNow platform, maintain BPSS cleared staff with financial records check, deliver support during business hours, and comply with NS&I's security, standards, and ISO requirements. The service will also include structured performance reporting and a sustained commitment to continuous service improvement. The types of incidents that the helpdesk may manage include: managing the triage of tickets including problem, request and incident between our strategic suppliers in relation to a Mobile App, integration infrastructure layers, customer IDAM, Federated IDAM etc currently. There is an expectation that under the transformation project this list will grow. At a later date, NS&I may wish to add NS&I staff as users of the helpdesk.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Capgemini UK Plc£2,016,667
Awarded 16 September 2026
12 October 2026 to 31 May 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040872-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 088749-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 103303-2026

About the buyer

NS&ILast 12 months

Procurements

28

Awards

16

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From notice 040872-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 May 2026, last updated 30 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 30 October 2026.