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Home Office Biometrics (HOB) - Strategic Central and Bureau Platforms

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21 Mar 2018 at 10:14

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is seeking to procure IT services for the "Home Office Biometrics (HOB) - Strategic Central and Bureau Platforms" project, valued at £308 million. This tender falls under the IT services industry category and is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 23rd April 2018. The contracting authority is based in Croydon, England, and the services procured will be essential for the operation of biometric systems used by UK police and immigration services, transitioning from existing suppliers to a new operating model over the contract period, which spans from 8th March 2019 to 7th March 2029.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those experienced in biometric technology integration, application support, and cloud computing solutions. Companies capable of managing complex transitions and providing ongoing maintenance and security support for legacy systems will be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, this tender includes scope for transformation initiatives, such as data centre consolidation and architectural integration, making it attractive for innovative service providers ready to engage in substantial infrastructure projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home Office Biometrics (HOB) - Strategic Central and Bureau Platforms

Notice Description

The Home Office (Contracting Authority) provides the biometric capability to deliver enrolment, matching, storage & reporting of fingerprints & facial images through two legacy systems; IDENT1 for UK police forces & law enforcement & IABS for immigration, the border force & HMPO. Both contracts expire in 2019. Significant parts of these systems have already been disaggregated such as the Strategic Matcher functionality; other will follow (such as Front End Equipment, Mobile, Bureau Application & Tools and Interfaces (Biometric Services Gateway). The Authority is procuring an IT Services contract for significant subsystems within the IDENT1 & IABS systems. These subsystems already exist & have been operational for over 10 years. The successful bidder will be required to carry out the transition of these services from the incumbent suppliers into the new operating model. The SCBP project will provide the core platform delivering business aware workflow, process management and databases the heart of the future Biometric Service. The existing and implemented subsystems within scope for SCBP shall include but not be limited to: * Front End Equipment Front end equipment providing users with the ability to capture finger print biometrics, search them against, and add them to the existing data sets for a number of business purposes. * Bureaux providing the capabilities for finger print experts to manage the biometric workflows, and intervene when errors need to be corrected. * The Central IDENT1 and IABS subsystems housing the statically defined national collections; and the flexibly defined 'special collections'. These provide the ability for appropriate users to manage records, search collections and be notified of changes. For these already built and running subsystems the SCBP Supplier shall provide IT services that include, but not be limited to: * Application support and maintenance * Infrastructure support services, including working with the existing data centre provisioning and network supply; * Security support services; * ITIL Service Management as part of the wider ecosystem; * Development, testing and deployment of continuous improvement and enhancements. This will be commissioned in support of the known pipeline of work. There are also Transformation requirements which may be taken up during the term of the contract:- * Data centre consolidation. Relocation away from the existing four IDENT1 and IABS Production Data Centres into two Crown Hosting data centres and/or migration of both IDENT1 and IABS applications into the public Cloud; * Transformation of the highly distributed physical deployment architecture for Bureaux to a centralised and virtualised solution; * Alignment and integration of the Service and Security Management Tooling in line with established strategies. Full information, including how to apply for this opportunity, can be found in the Contract Notice reference 2018/S 055-121962 dated 20th March 2018.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66b2ec5a-f948-4849-9fb2-7825b0eb9ccb
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
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
21 Mar 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Apr 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Mar 2019 - 7 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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