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planning
Official procurement procedure
Photo Booths in HM Passport Offices
Photographic equipment
Photographic services
Photographs
+1 more
UK
Published value
£300,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Home Office: "Photo Booths in HM Passport Offices". Published status: planning. Published value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Home Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £300,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Home Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Home Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITEDTop vendor: 56.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 140 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED | 1 win | £110,652,398 |
| CIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £63,968,042 |
| Frequentis UK Limited | 1 win | £11,147,119 |
| Royal Mail Group Limited | 1 win | £6,900,000 |
| Bayliss Executive Travel Ltd | 1 win | £1,706,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHome Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published30 May 2025, 15:42 BST | Last source update30 May 2025, 15:42 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationPhotographic equipment, Photographic services, Photographs, Specialised photography services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0529fd | ||
What is being bought
Description
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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £300,000
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST - Status changed to planning
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST - Official notice release published
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST - Buyer information updated
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST - Procedure published
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST - engagement
13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledSuppliers 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: 1. Email an Expression of Interest (EoI) to Photobooths-Interest@homeoffice.gov.uk with the subject line: “HMPO Photo Booths – Expression of Interest” 2. 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.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Home Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |