Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Stuart Flegg
fbiscommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
Market engagement for service: Personal device based, generic identity verification (GIDV), document verification and facial biometric enrolment, identity capture
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £100,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
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
The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports and is responsible for securing the UK border, controlling immigration and issuing passports and visas.
The Home Office seeks market knowledge from suppliers in relation to the 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.2.14) Additional information
Scope is indicative at this stage and is subject to change in any subsequent contract notice(s).
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 October 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
A virtual further information and supplier engagement event will be held 02/09/2021.
Companies able to offer a solution within the required time are requested to attend, attendance is not a condition for bidders in any future procurement.
Any suppliers interested in attending this event should register interest by email to fbiscommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk before 27/08/2021.