Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
49 Sydenham Road
Croydon
CRO 2EU
hayley.farrell@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
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
Home Office Biometrics Matcher Platform and associated Services
Reference number
C21640
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (referred to as 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, acting through Home Office Biometrics (HOB), is the Authority seeking to procure services for the provision of Biometric Matcher Platform and associated Services (BMPS).
The Matcher Service Platform (MSP) is a combination of a technology platform and the services required to support and operate the biometric matching functions. The MSP can be further broken down into:
- a Matcher Service Bus (MSB) where biometric transaction processing logic, biometric workflow rules, integration of Matching Engine Software (MES) and a Service Interface used by external subsystems; and
- the infrastructure platform to host and provide the computing capacity for the MSB and MES operations.
The BMPS Project can be defined in 5 stages as below:
Stage 1 - Transition of the services developed under the existing Matcher Platform supplier to the new supplier. These services are for the delivery of Matching Platform and Mark to Print search capability for Law Enforcement. This is expected to go live before this contract award.
Stage 2 - Delivery of other IDENT1 search capabilities (Print to Print, Print to Mark & Mark to Mark) for Law Enforcement allowing for the decommission of the legacy IDENT1 matching algorithm.
Stage 3 - Immigration collection moved from IABS to the Fingerprint & Face Algorithms on the MSP. This allows for the decommission of the legacy IABS fingerprint and face algorithms. This Stage deploys Face algorithm onto the Matcher Platform and is an enabler for Strategic Facial Matching for Law Enforcement as well as ETA Face for FBIS.
Stage 4 - Migration of HMPO, EUSS & FBIS collections onto the MSP (re-using the Face Algorithm on the Platform), allowing for the decommission of the IABS Passport Face Matcher.
Stage 5 - Facial matching for law enforcement use-case.
This contract is for a initial term of 5 years with option to extend by a further 3 years (5+1+1+1).
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: £65,659,748.15
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Biometrics Matcher Platform and associated Services. Please see section II.1.4 for more detail.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 18
Cost criterion - Name: SFIA Rates / Weighting: 2
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority may extend the contract beyond the contract term for the supplier to conduct termination assistance activities. Termination assistance activities will include any activity associated to contract transition to the authority or a new supplier at the end of the maximum contract term 96months (5years +1 +1 +1). If enacted, this Termination Assistance Period will apply for a maximum term of 24 months.
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: 2022/S 000-008839
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
C21640
Lot No
N/A
Title
BIOMETRIC MATCHER AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
P.O. Box 41, North Harbour,
Portsmouth
PO6 3AU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
National registration number
00741598
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: £65,659,748.15
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Secretary of State for the Home Department
49 Sydenham Road
Croydon
CR0 2EU
Country
United Kingdom