Results

NS&I has selected three companies – Atos; Capita; and Hewlett-Packard (HP) – to proceed to the next stage in the procurement process for its new operational services contract. This follows NS&I issuing an OJEU notice in November 2011.

According to new data released today from NS&I’s Savings Survey, young males (aged 25-34 years) are among Britain’s most dedicated group of savers, putting away an average of £104 each month, well above the national average of £88.

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, has appointed James Furse as Non-executive Director on the board of NS&I.

Last minute „top-up‟ gifts are an expensive shopping habit for women at Christmas, with almost half (46%) going over their budget to add that little extra to their friends‟ and family‟s present pile, according to new data from NS&I.

NS&I has today started the procurement process for its new operational services contract. This follows the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) in June 2011 and an Industry Day held for prospective suppliers in July.

NS&I today announced the latest stage in its programme to simplify and modernise its savings range, and to grow the number of customers transacting with it directly by post, phone and online.

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, has appointed Sir John de Trafford Bt. MBE as the new Chairman of the board of NS&I. Sir John will take up his new appointment from 1 January 2012.

NS&I today announced that its Savings Certificates, both Fixed Interest Savings Certificates and Index-linked Savings Certificates, have been withdrawn from general sale.

NS&I has published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to notify the market that a procurement exercise for NS&I’s operational services is planned to start in autumn 2011.

5-year Index-linked Savings Certificates and Fixed Interest Savings Certificates reintroduced today.