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title: "Home Office biometic testing and assurance"
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# Home Office biometic testing and assurance

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-676f09c8-ecf8-431a-9b6a-622c5faf8a83

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## Summary

The Home Office procured an independent biometric testing and assurance service for its use of biometric technologies in identity assurance, age assessment and related programmes. The work covers specialist assurance that biometric systems perform as intended, withstand fraud and adversarial attacks, and continue to operate effectively throughout their lifecycle. It is a quality-assurance and software-integration consultancy service, including system quality assurance planning (CPV 72224200) and software integration consultancy (CPV 72227000). The buying organisation is the Home Office, based in London. Delivery is intended across the United Kingdom, with provision also covering Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and other locations internationally. This is a services requirement and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was awarded to Ingenium Biometric Laboratories Ltd on 3 September 2026 for £3,000,000. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 2 September 2028. The requirement was evaluated as a specialist assurance service for biometric technologies, with the stated emphasis on intended performance, resilience to fraud and adversarial attacks, and effective operation throughout the technology lifecycle. The award is active and covers the full requirement rather than separate lots or separately reported awards. The Home Office is the buyer, and Ingenium Biometric Laboratories Ltd is the selected supplier for the service.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the Home Office for independent specialists able to test and assure biometric systems used for identity assurance and age assessment. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need strong capability in biometric testing, system quality assurance and software integration, alongside the independence to provide objective assurance. Relevant expertise would include assessing performance in operational conditions, identifying weaknesses exposed by fraud or adversarial attack, and supporting assurance across the full technology lifecycle rather than only at deployment. Suppliers should be able to work across UK and international delivery settings and support public-sector programmes involving sensitive identity technologies. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs, so a focused specialist with the necessary technical competence and assurance experience could be well placed to compete when this requirement returns.

## Notice

The requirement is for the provision of an independent Biometric Testing & Assurance (BT&A) service to support the Home Office's use of biometric technologies across identity assurance, age assessment and related programmes. The service will provide specialist assurance to ensure biometric systems perform as intended, remain resilient to fraud and adversarial attacks, and continue to operate effectively throughout their lifecycle

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e634e658-7f62-4c4d-b0dd-8f091e6a36af |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 2 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | Ingenium Biometric Laboratories |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 13:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e634e658-7f62-4c4d-b0dd-8f091e6a36af

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e634e658-7f62-4c4d-b0dd-8f091e6a36af
  22nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c2bb189f-7dae-4f86-875b-36c401911ddd
  n/a

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