Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
fbiscommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Generic Identity Verification Service
Reference number
C21545
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72416000 - Application service providers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Personal device based, generic identity verification (GIDV), document verification and facial biometric enrolment, identity capture
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £91,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a mobile device application and functional service wrapper necessary to capture and verify applicant identities:
- Scanning or reading documents (passport)
- Identity capture including facial biometric enrolment
- Document verification
- Real-time facial matching
- Liveness assessment
- Integration (Home Office application and case working systems)
- Personal information and data must be secure
- Continuous improvement
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation Planning / Weighting: 9.8
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Solution / Weighting: 21
Quality criterion - Name: Operating the Service / Weighting: 7.7
Quality criterion - Name: Managing Change / Weighting: 5.6
Quality criterion - Name: Ongoing Development / Weighting: 5.6
Quality criterion - Name: Maintaining a quality and performant service / Weighting: 5.6
Quality criterion - Name: Security / Weighting: 2.6
Quality criterion - Name: Exit Management / Weighting: 2.1
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-031984
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C21545
Title
Generic Identity Verification Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 17
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Entrust Corporation
Minneapolis
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £18,300,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Hight Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom