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The Contracting Authority intends to procure a Biometric Matcher Platform & associated Services (BMPS) to deliver biometric search and verification capabilities across multiple biometric modalities and for multiple data sets (immigration, citizenship, law enforcement etc.) as part of the Home Office Biometrics (HOB) programme. Separate lots will be used to procure the Matcher Service Supplier, a standard (minutiae based) Matcher Engine Software Supplier and an orthogonal (non-minutiae based) Matcher Engine Software Supplier. The contracts will be for an initial term of five (5) years with an option to extend by a further two (2) years and then one (1) year (8 years altogether). Biometric Matcher Platform & Services (BMPS) Overview. The BMPS as a key sub-system will provide matching services to the wider Biometrics Services Platform. The BMPS will split into 2: — Matcher Service Bus — containing the biometric transaction processing logic, workflow rules, integration of Matcher Engine Software deployments and presentation of a Matcher Service interface to service requestors. — Matcher Engine Software — a combination of algorithm software and associated components deployed as ‘Matcher Engines’ that provide the biometric matching capability to the Matcher Service Bus. Further details of the three (3) Lots supporting the components described are: Lot 1 — Matcher Service Supplier (MSS):- An MSS will be selected to provide: — Matcher Service Platform that includes a Matcher Service Bus, Matcher Service interface, integration of Matching Engine Software and operation of the overall Matcher subsystem; — Logical and physical designs, hardware specifications and hosting requirements for the Matcher Service Platform; — Development and testing of the Matcher Service Platform; — Collaboration with Matcher Engine Software supplier(s) to provide build, test and operation of the Matcher Service Platform; — Support the migration of biometric data from legacy systems; and — Early Life Support and ongoing Level 2, Level 3 & Level 4 Support Lot 2 Biometric Matching Engine Software (BMES) (minutiae based) Supplier(s) Biometric Matching Engine Software (minutiae based) Supplier(s) will be selected to provide: — Biometric Matching Engine Software (minutiae based) for matching of TenPrint, palm and latent marks including support for verification, search and de-duplication of biometric records; — Logical and physical designs for the Matcher Engine Software; — Biometric Accuracy Testing (BAT) ongoing; — Collaboration with the MSS; — Early Life Support; and — Ongoing Level 4 Support. Lot 3 Biometric Matching Engine Software (non-minutiae based) Supplier(s). Biometric Matching Engine Software (BMES) (non -minutiae based) Supplier(s) will be selected to provide: — Biometric Matching Engine Software (non-minutiae based) for matching and re-ranking of TenPrint, palm and latent marks including support for verification, search and de-duplication of biometric record; — Logical and physical designs for the Matcher Engine Software; — Biometric Accuracy Testing (BAT); — Collaboration with MSS; — Early Life Support; and — Ongoing Level 4 Support. All personnel involved in the design, delivery and testing of the solution must hold security clearances (SC) from the Home Office and Police Service and depending on the role and level of access to live systems and data may also require Non Police Personnel Vetting- Level 3. The Contracting Authority requires that security clearances be applied for at the earliest opportunity. Please see additional information Currently the planned date of dispatch of an OJEU notice is Q2 2017. Estimated costs excluding VAT are: Lot 1: 5 year 13 300 000 8 year 17 600 000. Lot 2: 5 year 10 800 000 8 year 16 200 000. Lot 3: 5 year 500 000 8 year 800 000. Currency: UK Pounds Sterling. Information about Lots. The authority intends in this procurement for the Strategic Matcher Service that the MSS will be independent from the BMES provider(s), and separate in Lots accordingly, such that. — The legal entity leading a Lot 1 bid or a subcontractor in a bid for Lot 1 cannot bid as the legal entity leading (or a subcontractor in) a bid for either of Lots 2 or 3. — A legal entity leading a bid can win any or both of Lots 2 and 3 by bidding for each of those Lots separately and winning that Lot on the merits of that bid.