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title: "Identity Attestation Verification"
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# Identity Attestation Verification

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0589aa

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has completed the procurement process for a service contract under the Defence Security special regime. Titled "Identity Attestation Verification," this contract involves consultancy services aimed at enhancing identity validation and verification processes. Located in the United Kingdom, the contract was awarded to Hippo Digital Limited on 30 June 2025, with the service starting on 1 July 2025 and ending on 25 August 2025. This procurement was conducted through a direct method, below the threshold, and without open competition. The primary award category is services, specifically focusing on the software consultancy area.

This project presents an opportunity for growth particularly for firms specialising in digital identity solutions and software consultancy services. Businesses dealing with identity management systems, especially those with a focus on governmental or defence applications, would find this contract model advantageous. Given the magnitude of the project's expectations, involving up to 250,000 active identities and potential 1,000 changes weekly, established firms with robust IT infrastructure and capabilities would be well-suited to engage in similar opportunities. Such contracts can bolster a business’s portfolio by leveraging advanced technical solutions and offering scalable identity management services.

## Notice

5.1 The Supplier will come under the overall direction of the Digital Identity Programme Delivery Lead for Foundations and Data and they will report to the appointed Delivery Manager who will oversee delivery of the contracted deliverables. 5.2 The Supplier will carry out a detailed assessment of the discovery of the existing processes of user identity validation/verification and entitlement attestation processes and procedures and define the next steps that presents technical solution options for circa 20k SECRET users (Who can be based overseas), which is also scalable to other users like OFFCIAL in the future. 5.3 The Supplier will carry out detailed business analysis and design of user identity validation/verification and entitlement attestation processes and procedures and outline the required embedding of such process that supports each of the defined options that is presented to the Digital Identity for Defence Programme. 5.4 The end-to-end processes and procedures that are in scope for handling and processing the authority's identity information include but not limited to: * Creating new identities (including verification / provenance / attestation) * Managing existing identities (whole life management including data updates) * Retiring old identities (and reinstating where needed) * Processes for working with identities internally * Processes for working with identities to/from business and operational partners * processes for reviewing / auditing / reporting on identity activity and data changes 5.5 These processes will have (usually minor) variations depending on the identity: * Military (current, reservists, cadets and veterans) * Civilians in the Military (e.g. Royal Fleet Auxiliary) * Guests from other warfighting partners who use MOD IT services * Departmental Civil Servants * Non-MOD employees (Contractors) * Civil servants and others from other government departments (OGDs) who use MOD IT services (e.g. MOD police) * Departmental partners, which range from supplier-selected teams from major supplier organisations to individually contracted staff * Deployed users * Other defence-related staff who use MOD IT services 5.6 The processes under development need to operate at scale, with a (nominal) 250k identities that we would consider to be the active core defence community, and of the order of 1000 changes (joiners/movers/leavers) a week. 5.7 Each defined option must be analysed holistically to ensure (if accepted/approved) can be implemented with immediate effect. UK06 update - This notice has been completed retrospectivley and thereffore in order to publihs the dates in the Contract section are not accurate. please see the following accurate dates for this Contract: Award date - 30/06/2025 Start date - 01/07/2025 End date - 25/08/2025

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049452-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2025 - 25 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | CORSHAM |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN13 9NR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Corsham Ladbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Chippenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HIPPO DIGITAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72266000 - Software consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2025 at 11:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049452-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049452-2025
  18th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4255

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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