Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award Update
IBM Enterprise Licensing Agreement - Home Office Biometrics
Buyer: Home Office →
BuyerHome Office
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published10 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Software licences and support services required to operate and maintain existing Home Office biometric systems.
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleA direct award is proposed under Section 41(1) and Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, as the required software and support services are proprietary to IBM and embedded within existing live systems, with no reasonable alternative supplier without disproportionate technical difficulties.
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierIBM United Kingdom Limited
Contracts
IBM Enterprise Licensing Agreement - Home Office Biometrics
Statusactive
Value£4,869,972
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-068a7a |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 054554-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed Jun 10 2026 08:45:12 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | awardUpdate, contractUpdate | 054554-2026 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | awardUpdate, contractUpdate | 054550-2026 |
| 28 May 2026 | award, contract | 050398-2026 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | awardUpdate, contractUpdate | 038107-2026 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | awardUpdate, contractUpdate | 037571-2026 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | award, contract | 037463-2026 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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