Award

Crossing the Border - Border Platforms

HOME OFFICE

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Award

24 Dec 2025 at 12:11

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Home Office has awarded the "Crossing the Border - Border Platforms" contract, valued at £25,900,000, to Kainos Software Limited. This contract focuses on the system and support services essential for maintaining the Border Platforms—critical infrastructure for managing the UK border services. Operated under an open procedure procurement method, the contract falls within the service industry category and affects a wide geographic scope including the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, and other global regions. The procurement is currently at the award stage, with the contract period commencing on 4th December 2025 and concluding on 3rd December 2029.

This contract presents diverse business opportunities, particularly for large-scale enterprises specialising in hybrid cloud platforms and software support services. Companies capable of designing, building, and maintaining robust cloud infrastructures are well-suited to engage with and benefit from this contract. The contract provides potential market entry and expansion opportunities, particularly for businesses that are eager to enhance their portfolios in the public administration and security sectors by collaborating with a major government body like the Home Office.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Crossing the Border - Border Platforms

Notice Description

This notice is to signify the award of the Crossing the Border - Border platforms contract. Crossing the Border (CtB) is the steady state services and products which control the flow of people and services across the UK border. This is done principally via the Primary Control Points, mediated by a Border Force officer, or via an e-gate indirectly supervised by Border Force officer/s. Information from ports is processed by a central collection of systems, hosted in the cloud and on premise. These systems are built on top of a number of infrastructure platforms, leveraging a hybrid cloud model. Border Platforms is a hybrid cloud hosting service that sits within MBTP Platforms and is responsible for building and maintaining the hybrid platform which enables tenant teams (currently Crossing the Border) to effectively develop and run current and future services that keep the UK border operational. Border Platform acts as the primary interface to the underlying infrastructure - EBSA for Official (O) and HODC for Secret (S) supporting applications, as well as associated services. It encompasses a broad scope, including the design, build, and maintenance of platform-level products and services that CtB Application teams rely on to develop and operate current and future capabilities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-41346311-ff84-4f50-a1fa-12fa1ec42521
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/394b20d3-5a11-44c3-972f-194ce547a2fe
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72250000 - System and support services

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,900,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£25,900,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
4 Dec 2025 - 3 Dec 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KAINOS SOFTWARE

Further Information

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