Provision, Implementation and Support of an Equine ePassport Application and Related Services

Tender description

The purpose of this competition is to establish a single party Framework Agreement for the development of a secure and scalable Digital Equine Passporting System that may in the future support any of the up to 7 separate equine studbooks to opt in to using a common ePassport solution if they so desire. Under Animal Breeding Regulations, an ePassport will not replace existing physical passports, but is a complementary offering and may include a physical card or token or similar. Tenderers should familiarise themselves with Attachment 1 Official Standards for plastic cards, smart cards and e passports issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine. Horse Sport Ireland’s preference is for a digital solution. The purpose of this competition is to establish a single party Framework Agreement for the development of a secure and scalable Digital Equine Passporting System that may in the future support any of the up to 7 separate equine studbooks to opt in to using a common ePassport solution if they so desire. Under Animal Breeding Regulations, an ePassport will not replace existing physical passports, but is a complementary offering and may include a physical card or token or similar. Tenderers should familiarise themselves with Attachment 1 Official Standards for plastic cards, smart cards and e passports issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine. Horse Sport Ireland’s preference is for a digital solution.