Published date: 13 January 2026
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
System and support services - 72250000
Software support services - 72261000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£36,623,042
Procurement reference
tender_439772/1543161
Published date
13 January 2026
Closing date
24 January 2025
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
23 December 2025
Contract end date
22 December 2029
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This notice is for the award of the Crossing the Border (CtB) BX and Helios contract.
Crossing the Border (CtB) is the steady state services and products which control the flow of people and services across the UK border. This is done principally via the Primary Control Points, mediated by a Border Force officer, or via an e-gate indirectly supervised by Border Force officer/s. Information from ports is processed by a central collection of systems, hosted in the cloud and on premise. These systems are built on top of a number of infrastructure platforms, leveraging a hybrid cloud model.
Award information
Awarded date
1 August 2025
Contract start date
23 December 2025
Contract end date
22 December 2029
Total value of contract
£36,623,042
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Limited
Address
Waterside House, 170 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7RQ
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
England
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