Provision of Tablet Devices with Passport Reading Application Contract

Tender description

2.1. Since 2006 Passport Readers have been installed in all 7 passport offices namely: Glasgow, Belfast, Durham, Liverpool, Peterborough, Newport and London. 2.2. Technology has evolved and the open market now has the provision of an App that can read chip-enabled passports. HM Passport Office wishes to utilise this as part of the review of the current service provision. HM Passport Office does not wish to be constrained by the existing capability and are looking for an innovative solution to their requirements. 2.3. HM Passport Office would favour a solution based on tablet devices and publicly available applications (Apps) that utilise Near Field Communication (NFC) - for example a UK Passport Reader App and an NFC Passport Reader App. However, similarly innovative variant solutions will also be considered.