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title: "Crossing the Border - Border Platforms"
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# Crossing the Border - Border Platforms

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41346311-ff84-4f50-a1fa-12fa1ec42521

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/394b20d3-5a11-44c3-972f-194ce547a2fe |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 4 Dec 2025 - 3 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,900,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KAINOS SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 24 Dec 2025 at 12:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/394b20d3-5a11-44c3-972f-194ce547a2fe

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/394b20d3-5a11-44c3-972f-194ce547a2fe
  24th December 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/09086e93-7669-400d-b77f-90a7a57ceac5
  n/a

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