# Contact Centres and Business Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: NCO EUROPE LIMITED
- Award value: £3,500,000,000
- Tender value: £3,500,000,000
- Award date: 30 July 2021
- Published: 8 April 2025
- Contract start: 10 August 2021
- Contract end: 9 February 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4fa7f5c5-9704-4122-9356-e57a5b701de5-838636
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46c16a52-186b-4ddf-b1ad-d3d80c86dbe7

## Description

Crown Commercial Service \(CCS\) intended to establish a framework agreement for the provision of outsourced contact centre services, shared services and operational business process services\. The framework will be used by UK Central Government and wider public sector organisations\. Buyers will include, but are not limited to, Central Government departments and their agencies, non-departmental public bodies, devolved administrations, NHS bodies, local authorities, police, voluntary sector, charities and private sector organisations procuring on behalf of these bodies\. The framework has 2 lots: Lot 1 Contact Centres - for the provision of contact centres servicing citizen and industry engagement with the public sector\. Lot 2 Business Services - for the provision of financial accounting, HR, payroll, and source-to-pay business services\. Additional information: A modification notice has been published to advise that this framework will be extended by a total of 6 months\. The end date is 9 February 2026\. There will be no adjustment to price\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fa7f5c5-9704-4122-9356-e57a5b701de5-838636)