Home Office Biometric Matcher Platform & Services

The Contracting Authority intends to procure a Biometric Matcher Platform & associated Services (BMPS) to deliver biometric search and verification capabilities across multiple biometric modalities and for multiple data sets (immigration, citizenship, law enforcement etc) as part of the Home Office Biometrics (HOB) programme.

Separate lots will be used to procure the Matcher Service Supplier, a standard (minutiae based) Matcher Engine Software Supplier and an orthogonal (non-minutiae based) Matcher Engine Software Supplier.

The contracts will be for an initial term of five (5) years with an option to extend by a further two (2) years and then one (1) year (i.e.

8 years altogether) Biometric Matcher Platform & Services (BMPS) Overview The BMPS as a key sub-system will provide matching services to the wider Biometrics Services Platform.

The BMPS will split into two: • Matcher Service Bus - containing the biometric transaction processing logic, workflow rules, integration of Matcher Engine Software deployments and presentation of a Matcher Service interface to service requestors. • Matcher Engine Software - a combination of algorithm software and associated components deployed as "Matcher Engines" that provide the biometric matching capability to the Matcher Service Bus.

Further details of the three (3) Lots supporting the components described are: Lot 1 - Matcher Service Supplier (MSS):- Lot 2 Biometric Matching Engine Software (BMES) (minutiae based) Supplier(s) Lot 3 Biometric Matching Engine Software (non-minutiae based) Supplier(s) All 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.

The Contracting Authority requires that security clearances be applied for at the earliest opportunity.

Please see additional information Currently the planned date of dispatch of an OJEU notice is Q2 2017 Estimated costs excluding VAT are: Lot 1: 5 year 13,300,000 8 year 17,600,000 Lot 2: 5 year 10,800,000 8 year 16,200,000 Lot 3: 5 year 500,000 8 year 800,000 Currency: UK Pounds Sterling Information about Lots This Contract is divided into Lots: Yes The authority intends in this procurement for the Strategic Matcher Service that the MSS will be independent from the BMES provider(s), and separate in Lots accordingly, such that. • The legal entity leading a Lot 1 bid or a subcontractor in a bid for Lot 1 cannot bid as the legal entity leading (or a subcontractor in) a bid for either of Lots 2 or 3. • A legal entity leading a bid can win any or both of Lots 2 and 3 by bidding for each of those Lots separately and winning that Lot on the merits of that bid.