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Level 2 Helpdesk Support

NS&I · Central government

In brief

NS&I 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 £1,916,067 excluding VAT.

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

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts in this region (from 164 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

NS&I currently operates a third-party outsourced Level 2 Helpdesk function. 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. This service is staffed by (at any one time) 2 Helpdesk Analysts, from a pool of available resource between Monday and Friday, 8am to 8pm. The helpdesk provides triage…Read the full description
NS&I currently operates a third-party outsourced Level 2 Helpdesk function. 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. This service is staffed by (at any one time) 2 Helpdesk Analysts, from a pool of available resource between Monday and Friday, 8am to 8pm. The helpdesk provides triage services assessing incoming tickets against priority and technical service. The tickets are then passed to resolver groups which sit within NS&I’s 4 strategic delivery partners and outgoing incumbent provider. Tickets can be generated by suppliers, NS&I teams, via customer interactions or automated events from a L1 Helpdesk operated by our Service Delivery Partner (SDP) IBM. Where tickets can be resolved without a technical team and where relevant knowledge articles exist the L2 Helpdesk is expected to ensure that these are resolved via feedback to the point of origin. The helpdesk also ensures that all tickets raised have the minimum data set required for the suppliers to investigate or fulfil. 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, 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. This Request for Information/market engagement exercise is open to suppliers within Lot 3a of the GCA Technology Services 4 RM6190 framework only. Ref: itt_91872/Lot 3a Request for Information

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.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040873-2026

Last time this was bought

Level 2 Helpdesk Support

Awarded
16 September 2026
Value
£2,016,667

Matched on NS&I, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

NS&ILast 12 months

Procurements

25

Awards

13

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From notice 040873-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.