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In deliveryUnited KingdomServicesFramework agreement£5,000,000,000Add to pipeline

Outsourced Services

Awarded to ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED, ARVATO LIMITED, CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD +24 more

Crown Commercial Service(buyer)

Published
Published 14 March 2025
Deadline
Closed 30 April 2025

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Overview

Crown Commercial Service awarded a £5 billion framework for outsourced business services including contact centres, process administration, HR, payroll, procurement and financial administration to 27 suppliers including Accenture, Capita, Serco, Sopra Steria and others, with the contract effective from September 2025.

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Lots (2)

  • Citizen Experience

    Provides flexible and scalable fully outsourced contact centre services, inclusive of inbound and outbound contact capabilities for the public sector. You can access services such as: • provision of information, products and services • sending information to other citizens and industry The agreement covers new and innovative ways of accessing contact centre services including, but not limited to: • web chat • social media • online services • voice/agent contact Organisations can also access Transformation Consultancy if they need support with transforming and modernising their interactions with citizens and industry. Transformational Consultancy is only available as part of the service as a whole. There is an optional service of Process Administration.

    £2,500,000,000Won by ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITEDWon by ARVATO LIMITEDWon by CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDWon by CLEARANSWER CALL CENTRES LIMITEDWon by CONCENTRIX TSC UK LTDWon by DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDWon by THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST LIMITEDWon by G4S FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDWon by HINDUJA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDWon by HUNTSWOOD CTC LIMITEDWon by KONECTA UK LIMITEDWon by MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITEDWon by NCO EUROPE LIMITEDWon by CHARLES NOVACROFT DIRECT LIMITEDWon by PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPWon by REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDWon by SERCO LIMITEDWon by SIGMA CONNECTED LTDWon by FOUNDEVER GB LIMITEDWon by TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDWon by TELEPERFORMANCE LIMITED
  • Business Services

    Provides specialist support for the outsourcing of common back office functions including: • Human Resources (HR) • Financial Administration • Payroll • Procurement

    £2,500,000,000Won by ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITEDWon by ARVATO LIMITEDWon by CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDWon by CENTRIC HR LIMITEDWon by CGI IT UK LIMITEDWon by LIBERATA UK LIMITEDWon by NHS Shared Business Services LimitedWon by PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPWon by SERCO LIMITEDWon by SOPRA STERIA LIMITEDWon by TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDWon by TELEPERFORMANCE LIMITEDWon by WIPRO IT SERVICES UK SOCIETAS

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£5,000,000,000
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
14 March 2025
Questions by
1 April 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Procurement software packagePostal and telecommunications servicesTelecommunications servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAccounting and auditing servicesPayroll management servicesOffice-support servicesTelephone-answering services+3 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£5,000,000,000
Award date
21 September 2025
Contract period
1 October 2025 → 1 October 2029
Winners
  • ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED
  • ARVATO LIMITED
  • CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
  • CENTRIC HR LIMITED
  • CGI IT UK LIMITED
  • CHARLES NOVACROFT DIRECT LIMITED
  • CLEARANSWER CALL CENTRES LIMITED
  • CONCENTRIX TSC UK LTD
  • DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • FOUNDEVER GB LIMITED
  • G4S FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED
  • HINDUJA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
  • HUNTSWOOD CTC LIMITED
  • KONECTA UK LIMITED
  • LIBERATA UK LIMITED
  • MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED
  • NCO EUROPE LIMITED
  • NHS Shared Business Services Limited
  • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
  • REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
  • SERCO LIMITED
  • SIGMA CONNECTED LTD
  • SOPRA STERIA LIMITED
  • TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  • TELEPERFORMANCE LIMITED
  • THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST LIMITED
  • WIPRO IT SERVICES UK SOCIETAS

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Amendment

    9 September 2026

  2. Contract

    2 October 2025

  3. Contract

    22 September 2025

  4. Tender Update

    29 April 2025

  5. Tender Update

    24 April 2025

  6. Contract Notice

    14 March 2025

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