Supply of one Video Spectral Comparator [VSC]

The National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU) is a central unit within the Home Office, based at London Heathrow Airport. The NDFU is the UK's national centre for identifying travel and identity document fraud. It provides information on genuine, forged, counterfeit and fantasy documents to law enforcement agencies nationally and overseas, working with Interpol and the International Civil Aviation Organisation to establish document standards. NDFU also liaises with security document manufacturers and issuers to ensure that the UK remains a leader in the field of travel document security.

NDFU are seeking to purchase one Video Spectral Comparator within this Financial Year. Specification details will be released with the pursuant Contract Notice.

The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to alert the marketplace to an upcoming Future Opportunity and to gain a better understanding of this sectors suppliers.

It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Contracts Finder. The Contract Notice is expected to be published November 2022.

It should be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in the Future Opportunity and it is not a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process.

To receive access to the Future Opportunity Tender Documentation, interested parties must review, sign and return the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that will be attached to the Contract Notice to the following email address before the closing date:

neil.humphries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

The Contracting Authority intends to use Home Office Short Form Terms and Conditions for this opportunity. A copy of these terms is attached to this notice.

Additional information: Attachments - Home Office Short Form Terms & Conditions.