Home Office biometic testing and assurance
Home OfficeEstimated Value
£3,000,000 – £0
Deadline
29 July 2026
Published
22 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
The requirement is for the provision of an independent Biometric Testing & Assurance (BT&A) service to support the Home Office's use of biometric technologies across identity assurance, age assessment and related programmes. The service will provide specialist assurance to ensure biometric systems perform as intended, remain resilient to fraud and adversarial attacks, and continue to operate effectively throughout their lifecycle
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The Home Office is looking for an independent provider to test and assure its biometric systems (identity verification, age assessment, etc.) to make sure they work correctly, resist fraud and attacks, and stay reliable over time.
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Award Details
Ingenium biometric laboratories LTD
£3,000,000
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- 1
DXC Technology Ltd (trading as EntServ UK Ltd)
1 contract wonlatest 9 Sept 2026£37m
total awarded
- 2
Secure Cyber Solutions Ltd
£7m
total awarded
- 3
Atos IT Services UK Limited
1 contract wonlatest 31 Mar 2026£33m
total awarded
- 4
KPMG LLP
1 contract wonlatest 10 Dec 2025£19m
total awarded
- 5
Tech Nation Group Limited
1 contract wonlatest 15 May 2025£7m
total awarded
DXC Technology Ltd (trading as EntServ UK Ltd) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Home OfficeKey Dates
Published
22 September 2026
Submission deadline
29 July 2026
Notice type
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