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PIN Home Office Biometrics (HOB) - Strategic Central and Bureau Platform

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is seeking to procure a single service management capability for its Biometrics Programme (HOB), aimed at developing a Strategic and Central Bureau Platform (SCBP). The procurement is in the planning stage and comes with an estimated budget of £308 million, covering a contract period from 30 September 2018 to 29 September 2028. The purpose of the tender is to streamline service management by transitioning duties from existing legacy biometric systems (IABS and IDENT1) to a single supplier. A prior notice was published on 10 January 2018, with a future notice expected on 28 February 2018.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses engaged in IT services, particularly those specialising in consulting, software development, and system integration. Companies with expertise in service management, application support, security services, and cloud solutions would be ideally suited to compete for this contract. The ability to handle sensitive data and maintain security clearances will also be a critical factor for bidders, underlining the need for robust technical capabilities and compliance with official classifications.

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Notice Title

PIN Home Office Biometrics (HOB) - Strategic Central and Bureau Platform

Notice Description

The Home Office is the UK's lead Government Department for immigration and borders, passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and the Police. The Home Office Biometrics Programme (HOB) provides the biometric capability to support law enforcement, immigration, border security and UK passports (HMPO). It covers three primary biometric modalities: fingerprints, DNA and facial matching. HOB is responsible for two legacy national biometric systems (IABS and IDENT1) that provide this core biometric capability, each provided under contracts with clear duplication of components and functions. With the two contracts terminating in March 2019 (FABrIC for the IDENT1 system) and April 2019 (NBIS for the IABS system), neither can provide all of the capabilities required to achieve the HOB strategic objectives. This procurement is for a single service management capability, developing a Strategic and Central Bureau Platform (SCBP) as part of the Home Office Biometric (HOB) Programme. The Contracting Authority intends to procure a single service management capability for the IABS and IDENT1 systems, developing a Strategic and Central Bureau Platform (SCBP) as part of the Home Office Biometric (HOB) Programme. The procurement will transition service management of the IDENT1 and IABS systems to a single supplier, with some service improvements. The contract duration will be for an initial term of six (6) years with an option to extend by two (2) years and then by a further two (2) Years (i.e.10 years altogether) Estimated costs excluding VAT at 6 years are up to PS198 million GBP, at 10 years up to PS308 million GBP. The scope encompasses service transition of core components for the IDENT1 and IABS systems to a single supplier with some service improvements. It comprises of: - Application support and maintenance of the in scope subsystem applications and the business capabilities and system functions they deliver. - Infrastructure support services as for the in scope subsystems, including working with the existing data centre provisioning and network supply. - Security support services for the in-scope sub-systems - ITIL Service Management for the subsystems in scope as part of the wider HOB and Authority ecosystem - Development, testing and deployment of changes. These changes will be commissioned by the Authority in support of the known pipeline of work and change. Additional requirements, defined as Scenarios, which may be taken up during the term: - Data centre consolidation into two data centres through relocation away from the existing IDENT1 production Data Centres into the existing IABS Data Centres - Migration of both IDENT1 and IABS applications into a Public Cloud hosting environment - Transformation of the highly distributed physical deployment architecture for Bureau to a centralised and virtualised solution - Alignment and integration of the Service and Security Management Tooling in line with Authority strategy. Additional information: This PIN notice is further to the Strategic Central and Bureau Platform RFI and Supplier day events both conducted during 2017. You have been invited to participate in Prior Information Notice Strategic Central and Bureau Platform PIN Registration Please follow the instructions below to access the notice:- 1. Logon to Crown Commercial Service - eSourcinghttps://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ i. Enter your user name in the Name field. ii. Enter your password in the Password field. iii. Click the Login button. 2. From the main menu select Notice > Manage Notices. 3. Locate the Notice Name in the list of Notices. 4. Click on the Notice Name link to view the Notice. This procurement process and contract will require bidders to operate at OFFICIAL and OFFICIAL SENSITIVE Classifications. The contracted supplier will additionally be required to operate at SECRET to service the contract. The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) for this procurement is classified at OFFICIAL and carries a requirement for a signed Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to participate at this initial stage. All documentation and information should be handled in accordance with this. Information and documentation supporting the Invitation To Tender (ITT) is classified at OFFICIAL SENSITIVE. All bid team personnel involved in the ITT response must hold security clearances (SC) registered (not held) with the Home Office. To ensure no time lag is caused to ITT information release by a supplier's registration of or application for SC with the Home Office, the Contracting Authority advises potential bidders to register security clearances after viewing this PIN. Please see additional information attached. Currently the planned date of dispatch of an OJEU Notice is Q1 2018. Post contract award, personnel involved in the design, delivery and testing of the solution must hold security clearances (SC) from the Home Office and Police Service and, depending on the role and level of access to live systems and data, may also require Non Police Personnel Vetting- Level 3 and Developed Vetting. Contact the Authority on the email address supplied for any points for clarification

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/113ac3d6-2273-4712-a3f3-e5c2f0241f03
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£308,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Sep 2018 - 29 Sep 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR0 2EU
Post Town
Croydon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

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