# Home Office cloud renewal could take AWS contract beyond £1bn

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/home-office-cloud-services-contract-may-net-aws-1b/
- Published: 2026-11-06T12:47:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T13:34:40+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/06/home-office-cloud-services-contract-may-net-aws-1b/5308106
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- A planned Home Office cloud renewal could exceed £1bn including VAT.
- The estimated value is nearly double AWS’s 2023 contract.
- The procurement renews debate about reliance on US cloud providers.

## Summary

The Home Office is planning to renew its public cloud hosting contract, with AWS potentially receiving more than £1 billion including VAT. The proposed value is nearly double the roughly £450 million contract AWS won in 2023, raising questions about the increase and the government’s reliance on US technology providers.

The notice estimates the contract at £881.6 million before VAT and says it could run from December 2027 to December 2031, including an optional extension. A supplier engagement event is scheduled for 8 December, but the Home Office has not said which firms are being considered. The article cites concerns about vendor lock-in and reports that AWS receives an estimated 75 per cent of government cloud contract spending, worth about £1.22 billion.

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