Notice Information
Notice Title
BRET - Biometric Remote Enrolment Trial
Notice Description
The Home Office will be holding market engagement sessions to discuss future plans for trialling remote biometric enrolment technology. These trials will focus on capture of fingerprints and remote identity binding via smartphone application(s). Suppliers with suitable apps are invited to attend this event. The event will be hosted in 2 Marsham Street or via MS Teams on Monday 13 October 14:30 to 17:30 and Friday 17 October 9:30 to 12:30. Please email BorderVision@homeoffice.gov.uk if you are interested in attending. Additional information: Please be aware that your attendance will be visible to other attendees on the call.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e4f9e5e9-4dae-4c13-a38a-fcb6b3ef9c66
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f9ccc25-0c62-4dde-a0dc-a3f572e3ff77
- 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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72416000 - Application service providers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Oct 2025Expired
- 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f9ccc25-0c62-4dde-a0dc-a3f572e3ff77
8th October 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
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