Published date: 23 March 2017

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: 24 April 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Security-type printed matter - 22450000

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Mail delivery services - 64121100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£490,000,000

Procurement reference

2017/S 058-107947

Published date

23 March 2017

Closing date

24 April 2017

Contract start date

31 March 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Due to the upcoming expiry of its current passport design, print, assembly and personalisation contract, the Contracting Authority is commencing a procurement in respect of a new contract for passport production and associated services, to include but not be limited to;

- Design, print, assembly and personalisation of the UK Passport and its Variants;

- Design, print, assembly and/or personalisation of other secure travel documents, including Emergency Travel Documents on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The Contracting Authority issues over 6 000 000 passports annually (with passport Variants accounting for circa 1.2 % of volumes) and is the only provider of passports to British citizens living anywhere globally. The UK passport is a secure travel document which contains many world leading security features; the integrity of which allows British Citizens to travel without a visa to a large number of countries.

Please note, the estimated total value is based on the current unit prices and forecast volumes for this contract. The estimated total contract value is in the region of 490 000 GBP (at 2017 prices and excluding VAT).

The Authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract; make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition; remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of the requirements; and accept or reject any tender.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Passport Procurement Team

Address

Secretary of State for the Home Department for and on behalf of the Crown
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
England

Email

PassportProcurement@hmpo.gsi.gov.uk

Website

http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office