Published date: 27 February 2018

Last edited date: 27 February 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£30,000,000 to £55,000,000

Procurement reference

HOB-1_Lot_1

Published date

27 February 2018

Closing date

3 August 2017

Contract start date

21 December 2017

Contract end date

7 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Contracting Authority intends to identify an Economic Operator(s) to provide the Biometric Matcher Platform & associated Services (BMPS). BMPS delivers across multiple biometric modalities and data sets (which shall include, but not limited to, immigration, citizenship, law enforcement) as part of Home Office Biometrics (HOB) programme. There are two distinct parts to the BMPS: (i) A technology platform and Biometric Matcher Service Bus; and (ii) Biometric Matching algorithm(s) that are integrated into the platform.
Three separate lots will be used to procure the BMPS.
Lot 1: Matcher Service Supplier (MSS) will be selected to provide Matcher Service Platform (MSP) that includes a Matcher Service Bus (MSB), Matcher service interface, integration of MES(s) and operation of the BMPS.
Lot 2: Matcher Engine Software (MES) (minutiae based) Supplier will be selected to provide matching of Tenprint, Palm and Latent marks including support for verification, search and de-duplication of biometric records.
Lot 3: MES (orthogonal based) Supplier will be selected to provide matching and re-ranking of Tenprint, palm and latent marks including support for verification, search and de-duplication of biometric record.
For more information please see the attached Contract Notice.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Home Office Biometric Matcher Platform and associated Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 27 June 2017

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

21 February 2018

Contract start date

22 February 2018

Contract end date

21 February 2023

Total value of contract

£28,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Fujitsu Services Limited

Address

22 Baker Street,
London
W1U 3BW

Reference

Companies House number: 96056

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Matcher Commercial Team

Address

49 Sydenham Road
Croydon
CR02EU
England

Email

hobmatcherbids@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Website

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