Official UK procurement notice
BLC0168 - National Framework for Live Facial Recognition Software
Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlueLight Commercial are looking to establish a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software. The Scope of the Framework if for LFR Software, which is a real-time deployment of facial recognition technology, which compares a live camera feed (or multiple feeds) of faces against predetermined watchlists, to locate persons of interest by generating an alert when a possible match is found.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 13 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1BlueLight Commercial have established a national multi-supplier framework for the…Awarded
BlueLight Commercial have established a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software. The Scope of the Framework if for LFR Software, which is a real-time deployment of facial recognition technology, which compares a live camera feed (or multiple feeds) of faces against predetermined watchlists, to locate persons of interest by generating an alert when a possible match is found.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality including Social Value: 65%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality including Social Value: 65%
- Price: 35%
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “BLC0168 - National Framework for Live Facial Recognition Software” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Apr 2024, 12:53 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Apr 2025, 14:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
2025/S 000-013432- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014675- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04534eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Please see Tender Documentation
Publisher note: BlueLight Commercial are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity of the market for Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software to be used in policing across all forces in England and Wales. BlueLight Commercial are exploring future commercial options including a possible national framework for LFR, however for the purpose of this information request we require information for vehicle based mobile LFR software only. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI 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 in Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise only to help inform a subsequent procurement exercise. An expression of interest in this RFI exercise is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. BlueLight Commercial are utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return the completed RFI response document. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed via https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictendersThe RFI documentation (Reference: BLC0168) will be accessible from 12:00 noon on Wednesday 18 April 2024 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 4pm on Thursday 25th April 2024. A future procurement opportunity for Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software could be published by BlueLight Commercial in August/September 2024.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Apr 2024 → 11 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected18 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Dec 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Apr 2025, 14:36 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2024- Published value published: £20,000,00018 Nov 2024, 16:15 GMT
- Status changed to active18 Nov 2024, 16:15 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Nov 2024, 16:15 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT18 Nov 2024, 16:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Nov 2024, 16:15 GMT
- Status changed to complete7 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of the procurement · 11.2.4 | BlueLight Commercial have established a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software. The Scope of the Framework if for LFR Software, which is a real-time deployment of facial recognition technology, which compares a live camera feed (or multiple feeds) of faces against predetermined watchlists, to locate persons of interest by generating an alert w… | BlueLight Commercial have established a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software. The Scope of the Framework if for LFR Software, which is a real-time deployment of facial recognition technology, which compares a live camera feed (or multiple feeds) of faces against predetermined watchlists, to locate persons of interest by generating an alert w… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-04: 1 release · 18 Apr 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Framework for Live Facial Recognition Software
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2025
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- British High Court JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Digital Barriers Services LimitedFramework contractor
- NEC Software Solutions UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Bedroq LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.