PIN Home Office Biometrics (HOB) - Strategic Central and Bureau Platform

The Home Office is the UK's lead Government Department for immigration and borders, passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and the Police. The Home Office Biometrics Programme (HOB) provides the biometric capability to support law enforcement, immigration, border security and UK passports (HMPO). It covers three primary biometric modalities: fingerprints, DNA and facial matching. HOB is responsible for two legacy national biometric systems (IABS and IDENT1) that provide this core biometric capability, each provided under contracts with clear duplication of components and functions. With the two contracts terminating in March 2019 (FABrIC for the IDENT1 system) and April 2019 (NBIS for the IABS system), neither can provide all of the capabilities required to achieve the HOB strategic objectives. This procurement is for a single service management capability, developing a Strategic and Central Bureau Platform (SCBP) as part of the Home Office Biometric (HOB) Programme.

The Contracting Authority intends to procure a single service management capability for the IABS and IDENT1 systems, developing a Strategic and Central Bureau Platform (SCBP) as part of the Home Office Biometric (HOB) Programme. The procurement will transition service management of the IDENT1 and IABS systems to a single supplier, with some service improvements.

The contract duration will be for an initial term of six (6) years with an option to extend by two (2) years and then by a further two (2) Years (i.e.10 years altogether)

Estimated costs excluding VAT at 6 years are up to £198 million GBP, at 10 years up to £308 million GBP.

The scope encompasses service transition of core components for the IDENT1 and IABS systems to a single supplier with some service improvements. It comprises of:

Additional requirements, defined as Scenarios, which may be taken up during the term:

Additional information: This PIN notice is further to the Strategic Central and Bureau Platform RFI and Supplier day events both conducted during 2017.

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This procurement process and contract will require bidders to operate at OFFICIAL and OFFICIAL SENSITIVE Classifications. The contracted supplier will additionally be required to operate at SECRET to service the contract.

The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) for this procurement is classified at OFFICIAL and carries a requirement for a signed Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to participate at this initial stage. All documentation and information should be handled in accordance with this.

Information and documentation supporting the Invitation To Tender (ITT) is classified at OFFICIAL SENSITIVE. All bid team personnel involved in the ITT response must hold security clearances (SC) registered (not held) with the Home Office. To ensure no time lag is caused to ITT information release by a supplier's registration of or application for SC with the Home Office, the Contracting Authority advises potential bidders to register security clearances after viewing this PIN. Please see additional information attached. Currently the planned date of dispatch of an OJEU Notice is Q1 2018.

Post contract award, personnel involved in the design, delivery and testing of the solution must hold security clearances (SC) from the Home Office and Police Service and, depending on the role and level of access to live systems and data, may also require Non Police Personnel Vetting- Level 3 and Developed Vetting. Contact the Authority on the email address supplied for any points for clarification