Published date: 10 January 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 7 February 2022, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Surveillance and security systems and devices - 35120000

  • Security equipment - 35121000

  • Site-identification equipment - 35123000

    • Biometric sensors - 35125110

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £132,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0190300D58000000L5A4EAK1

Published date

10 January 2022

Closing date

7 February 2022

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

31 July 2024

Contract end date

30 July 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Home Office (hereafter referred to as the Authority) is issuing this Notice to tender for the provision of Future eGates (Goods and Services) in support of and based on a strategy for future border checks.

The aim of this is to procure services for a full eGate solution, including physical design and service management.

Border Force is seeking a supplier of eGates for deployment in the UK and at juxtaposed controls in Europe which are capable of fully automating the processing of passengers using biometric and biographic matching technologies; and being integrated within the wider authority passenger verification system/s.

The procurement stages for the eGates Contract Agreement will comprise the following stages under the Competitive Dialogue Process:

• Stage 1: Supplier selection through the issue of a Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) to check compliance with wider laws, regulations and demonstrate appropriate financial standing and technical ability to deliver the service.
• Stage 2: Four Shortlisted bidders will be invited to the next stage which is Outline Solution with the issue of an invitation to Submit an Outline Solution (ISOS), followed through to;
• Stage 3: Dialogue Phase 1 and demonstration of Bidder solutions (formal assessment of technical capability).
• Stage 4: Dialogue Phase 2 followed by the issue of a call by the Authority to submit a Final Tender (ISFT).
• Stage 5: Evaluation & Contract award.

The purpose of this process is to progressively develop a solution with selected Bidders, discussing with each Bidder their proposed solution, that best meets the Authority's requirements from a technical, commercial and financial perspective.

The Contract shall be for an initial 5-year term with the option to extend by up to 5-years (12 months each time). The contract value stated in this notice is for the full term including extensions.

More information

Additional text

Economic operators should note that due to the sensitive nature of some of the procurement documentation, certain confidentiality agreements are required to be signed before being given access to the procurement documents. Therefore, registration of interest to participate in this procurement should be made by e-mailing future.eGateCommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk in the first instance.Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.Following receipt of registrations of interest, the Authority will send the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to the Bidder via the Home Office's eSourcing Portal to complete and upload via the Portal.Once the NDA has been returned and verified by the Authority, the Bidder will be added to a closed SSQ on the e-Sourcing Portal. Access to the procurement documents will not be given until and NDA has been signed, therefore Bidders should register their interest and submit a signed NDA at the earliest opportunity to allow maximum time for reviewing and responding to the SSQ documents.This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's eSourcing Portal (Jaggaer). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal.If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the Jaggaer Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).

About the buyer

Contact name

Future eGates Commercial Team

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
GB

Email

future.eGateCommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk