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Home Offiice Biometrics Strategic Central & Bureau Platform RFI

HOME OFFICE

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13 Apr 2017 at 19:16

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is initiating a market engagement exercise titled "Home Office Biometrics Strategic Central & Bureau Platform RFI" to assess potential requirements for a new strategic platform. This procurement falls under the hardware consultancy services category and is currently in the planning stage. Key dates include an engagement end date of 23rd February 2018 and a deadline for submitting responses to the Request for Information (RFI) by 19th May 2017. Organisations based in various regions across the United Kingdom, including London and the North East, are encouraged to participate.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in hardware consultancy, software programming, and data services. Companies equipped to provide innovative technical solutions and feedback on the Home Office's requirements will find this an advantageous opportunity to engage with a major governmental body. Businesses with experience in public sector contracts or those looking to expand their footprint in the public procurement space should consider participating to enhance their prospects for future contracts within the Central & Bureau Platform initiative.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home Offiice Biometrics Strategic Central & Bureau Platform RFI

Notice Description

The Home Office wishes to enter into a market engagement exercise for its potential requirements for the Strategic Central & Bureau Platform. This is a consultation exercise intended to solicit feedback on the feasibility and market appeal of an approach to procuring and building new services. Responses to the RFI and feedback from the supplier 1-1 meetings will be used to help refine the HOB Programme approach to delivering the new services. The programme's objectives for this market engagement exercise are to: Help the HOB Programme understand what level of documentation and information suppliers would need to effectively bid on any Invitation To Tender (ITT), including what information they need to give fixed price bids. Give suppliers a view of the HOB Programme's high level requirements for the Strategic Central & Bureau Platform and Strategic Bureau Application & Tools and solicit feedback on the requirements. Give suppliers a view of the HOB Programme's technical and commercial approach to delivering the Central & Bureau Platform and Bureau and solicit feedback on the feasibility and commercial appeal of the approach. Solicit feedback on how the HOB Programme's technical and commercial approach to delivering the Strategic Central & Bureau Platform and Bureau Application Tools maybe refined with alternative and innovative approaches. Understand any concerns suppliers may have about the approach being considered; whether there are any major risks, issues or challenges present in the approach being considered and how these might be avoided. Ensure that any future procurements of the HOB Programme for the Strategic Central & Bureau Platform and Bureau Application and Tools are fair and unprejudiced competitions which suppliers feel encouraged to participate in. In order to provide your input to our market engagement exercise, the Home Office invites organisations to download and complete our NDA attached to this PIN and submit via email to tim.carter1@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. Your email should also ask to be added to the event called RFI Strategic Central & Bureau platform, you must include the name of the registered company address and prime contact name and details. Once the NDA is registered you will be sent the RFI by email to complete the questionnaire response and participate in the supplier 1-1 meetings with HOB Programme team. The RFI will need to be completed by Friday 19th May after the 1-1 meetings have taken place and returned to the following email address HOBCentralBids@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk The programme's timeline for Strategic Central & Bureau Platform market engagement and procurement is: Milestone Dates PIN scope (RFI only) - 13th April RFI NDA signed and returned to release RFI - 26th April RFI meeting with suppliers (1-1) - 2nd to 12th May RFI response due -19th May OJEU notice - Summer 2017* Contract Award - Dec 2017* * These are indicative procurement timelines subject to change Additional information: If you would like to participate in the market engagement by completing the RFI questionnaire and meeting with the Authority, please complete the NDA indentifying SC clearance employees working on the RFI and submit it via email to tim.carter1@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk by 5pm on 26th April 2017. Please note that we are inviting responses but to clarify these will be accepted on a first come first served limited basis and those expressions of interest received first and followed by a signed and returned NDA identifying SC cleared employees working on the RFI (via email) will be given precedence. This approach is due to the slots for the follow up 1-1 meetings being very limited due to resources and diaries therefore if the slots are full up we may not ask you to complete the RFI. We strongly suggest that all suppliers participating in the RFI or "not" still complete the security requirements pack that we be sent out to those suppliers participating in the RFI and on request if you are not selected. This is to ensure that in advance of the future Strategic Central & Bureau Platform Procurement your bid teams have the necessary clearance prior to publication of the Contract Notice. Registering for the RFI and providing a response (or not), or attending a meeting will not affect either negatively or positively your ability to participate in any possible later procurement for these services/goods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6fa95762-7590-4a9b-afc5-461acda29f4a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4389086-46b5-49d5-b09c-52edea28931a
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
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
LONDON
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Further Information

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