# Home Office Biometric Matcher Platform and associated Services - Lot 2

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Home Office](/buyers/home-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Morpho UK Ltd
- Award value: £7,040,000
- Tender value: £7,040,000
- Award date: 16 May 2018
- Published: 25 May 2018
- Contract start: 17 May 2018
- Contract end: 16 May 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 87f8f797-acb9-43d1-8600-f7f8fa04cc9f-218405
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0ec70b6-5477-4adc-8c4a-2934c56f48d9

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87f8f797-acb9-43d1-8600-f7f8fa04cc9f-218405)