Future eGates - Opportunity Notice

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.

Additional information: 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).