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title: "Strategic Central and Bureau Platform"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HOME OFFICE"
published: "2023-11-23"
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# Strategic Central and Bureau Platform

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36537a1b-816c-4cf4-822f-8c12e13f667b

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## Summary

The Home Office is seeking market knowledge from suppliers for the Strategic Central and Bureau Platform project. This initiative falls under the IT services category and is currently in the planning stage. Key milestones include the upcoming supplier engagement event on 11/12/2023 and the engagement end date on 01/12/2023. The Home Office, based in London, England, invites SMEs to participate in this opportunity.

Businesses specializing in IT services, consulting, software development, and internet support are well-suited to compete in the tender for the Strategic Central and Bureau Platform. The project provides a platform for growth, particularly for SMEs looking to engage with the Home Office on biometric capabilities. Interested parties can register for the supplier engagement event to explore potential collaboration and commercial opportunities.

## Notice

The Home Office is the lead government department for public safety, migration and borders and homeland security. The Home Office Biometrics Programme (HOB) provides the biometric capability to support UK law enforcement, immigration, border security and UK passport (HMPO) business users. The Strategic and Central Bureau Platform (SCBP) provides the core components of the existing IABS (immigration and borders) and IDENT1 (law enforcement) biometric systems after disaggregation of the matcher, gateway and mobile elements. The HOB Programme is seeking market knowledge from suppliers in relation to the future direction of the platform, particularly in relation to shaping our commercial strategy as we near the end of the initial term of our incumbent contract. A supplier engagement event will be held on 11/12/2023. If you wish to participate in the event, please register your interest here https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/home-office-biometrics-strategic-and-central-bureau-platform-market-engagement.html and complete the form by Friday 01/12/2023. The selected participants will be required to sign an NDA prior the event. Please note that, given the nature of this expression of interest, we cannot assure your space at the event.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8044ff3a-490b-4b98-a5af-f2c66c1064ce |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 23 Nov 2023 at 15:59 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8044ff3a-490b-4b98-a5af-f2c66c1064ce

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8044ff3a-490b-4b98-a5af-f2c66c1064ce
  23rd November 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/home-office-biometrics-strategic-and-central-bureau-platform-market-engagement.html

## Provenance

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