Scope
Reference
Prj9595
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
Total value (estimated)
- £200,000,000 excluding VAT
- £240,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 20 August 2026 to 19 August 2030
- Possible extension to 19 August 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
1 optional 1 year extension provision
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72243000 - Programming services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
12 December 2025
Tender submission deadline
6 February 2026, 11:59pm
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
19 June 2026
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Home Office
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWGC-6513-PQLZ
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Email: name@homeoffice.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government