Official UK procurement notice
Photo Booths in HM Passport Offices
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDescription
The Home Office is considering future service delivery options for photographic booths located at seven Area Processing Centres operated by HMPO. The service is currently delivered under a concession model where the supplier installs, operates, and maintains photo booths that provide customers with compliant passport photographs.
This market engagement aims to assess supplier interest, capability, and any barriers to entry to inform the potential procurement strategy.
Potential Requirements
The potential service requirements are:
- Supply and install photographic booths across HMPO service centres.
- Operate and maintain the booths on a 24/7 basis, including hardware, software, and customer interface.
- Ensure compliance with Home Office passport photograph requirements and biometric standards.
- Deliver services under a concession model, where revenue is generated from customer use and a commission is returned to HMPO.
- Integrate with existing HMPO digital systems where applicable.
- Provide performance reporting and maintain uptime/service standards.
CPV: Photographic equipment · Photographic services · Photographs · Specialised photography services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028885- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0529fdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 May 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
- Market engagement13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Suppliers are required to express interest by 16:00 on 13/06/2025
This market engagement exercise seeks to:
- Understand the level of supplier interest in delivering a concession-based photographic booth service at HM Passport Office (HMPO) locations.
- Assess supplier capabilities, delivery models, and commercial approaches.
How to Express Interest
Suppliers wishing to participate in this engagement must:
- Email an Expression of Interest (EoI) to [email protected] with the subject line:
“HMPO Photo Booths – Expression of Interest”
- Include the following in the email:
- Organisation name
- Contact name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- DUNS Number
Please note: Suppliers are required to have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun & Bradstreet). If the procurement progresses to a formal tender, suppliers may also be asked to register on the Home Office eSourcing Portal (Jaggaer).
After Expression of Interest (EoI)
- Suppliers who submit an EoI will be contacted with further details of the engagement process.
- This may include a Request for Information (RFI), supplier questionnaire, or one-to-one discussions.
- Suppliers will be asked to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before accessing further documentation.
Please note: The end of the EoI period does not mark the end of market engagement. Further dialogue may continue with interested suppliers to refine requirements and inform the procurement strategy.
- Tender notice expected25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts385 days ago9 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 May 2025, 15:42 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender