--- title: "Home Office Biometrics - Strategic Bureau Applications and Tools RFI" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-476de97c-e359-48e2-b7b7-b0baa1df3bfb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-476de97c-e359-48e2-b7b7-b0baa1df3bfb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-476de97c-e359-48e2-b7b7-b0baa1df3bfb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-476de97c-e359-48e2-b7b7-b0baa1df3bfb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2017-08-21" --- # Home Office Biometrics - Strategic Bureau Applications and Tools RFI Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-476de97c-e359-48e2-b7b7-b0baa1df3bfb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-476de97c-e359-48e2-b7b7-b0baa1df3bfb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-476de97c-e359-48e2-b7b7-b0baa1df3bfb.json) ## Summary The Home Office is currently in the planning stage for the procurement of Strategic Bureau Applications and Tools (SBAT) under the Home Office Biometrics programme. The title of the opportunity is "Home Office Biometrics - Strategic Bureau Applications and Tools RFI," with a classification under the CPV code for software packages and information systems. The engagement end date for interested suppliers to submit their Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) is set for 31 August 2017, with a deadline for completed questionnaires due by 28 September 2017. The procurement will encompass a range of delivery addresses across the United Kingdom, including major regions such as London, the North West, and Scotland. This market engagement exercise presents a valuable opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in IT services, software development, and consulting. Companies that can provide applications, tools, installation, integration, and configuration support are encouraged to participate. By engaging with the Home Office, suppliers can gain insights into the HOB programme’s requirements and potentially shape the future Invitation to Tender (ITT) by offering feedback on industry capabilities, thus positioning themselves favourably in competitive procurement processes. ## Notice The Home Office wishes to enter into a market engagement exercise for its potential requirements for Strategic Bureau Applications and Tools (SBAT). This is a consultation exercise intended to solicit feedback on the feasibility and market appeal of an approach to procuring the applications, tools, installation/ integration and configuration support in relation to the Strategic Bureau, part of the Home Office Biometrics (HOB) programme. Responses to the RFI and any supplier Conference Room Pilot (CRP) activities will be used to help refine the HOB programme's approach to delivering the new application and tools. 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 bid effectively on any Invitation to Tender (ITT) * Inform any HOB SBAT ITT by understanding current industry capabilities and offerings * Give suppliers a view of the HOB programme's high-level requirements for SBAT, and solicit feedback on the requirements * Give suppliers a view of the HOB programme's technical and commercial approach to delivering SBAT, 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 SBAT may be 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 in the approach being considered and how these might be avoided * Ensure that any further procurements by the HOB programme for SBAT are fair and unprejudiced competitions, in which suppliers feel encouraged to participate If you would like to participate in the market engagement the Home Office invites organisations to download and complete our Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) attached to this notice and submit it by email to harry.owen@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk by 31 August 2017. Your email should reference 'Strategic Bureau Applications and Tools'. Once the signed NDA is received by us you will be sent the RFI by email (by 31 August 2017) for you to complete the questionnaire response. Once the RFI is released to you, it will need to be completed and returned by 28 September 2017. Potential CRP events will be held later in the year. Please note that we are inviting written responses from all interested parties, but, due to resources, there are a limited number of CRP events we can attend. Whether or not a supplier registers for the RFI, provides a response, or hosts a CRP event will not affect, either negatively or positively, its ability to participate in any possible later procurement for these service. Additional information: If you would like to participate in the market engagement by completing the RFI questionnaire please complete the NDA and submit it via email to harry.owen@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk by 5pm on 31 August 2017. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d63938a-69e5-4cc6-a845-7c8b2f4cb2c5 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | 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 | Croydon | | Postcode | CR0 2EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon | | Local authority | Croydon | | Electoral ward | Fairfield | | Westminster constituency | Croydon West | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 21 Aug 2017 at 13:25 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d63938a-69e5-4cc6-a845-7c8b2f4cb2c5 - 17 Aug 2017 at 14:40 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d63938a-69e5-4cc6-a845-7c8b2f4cb2c5 - 17 Aug 2017 at 13:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d63938a-69e5-4cc6-a845-7c8b2f4cb2c5 - 15 Aug 2017 at 13:59 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d63938a-69e5-4cc6-a845-7c8b2f4cb2c5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d63938a-69e5-4cc6-a845-7c8b2f4cb2c5 21st August 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/548a235b-265a-4da3-bb21-6ede8fe31184 HOB RFI Market Engagement NDA - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02f2be6f-1283-4593-a98c-7dcd3a742c8c - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/99fa8cff-f888-4fe9-ab02-93433e8727b0 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2fee9e69-56e3-4418-9cd6-8c2bbc898699 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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