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Photo Booths in HM Passport Offices

Home Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV22315000 — Photographs
  • CPV38650000 — Photographic equipment
  • CPV79961000 — Photographic services
  • CPV79961300 — Specialised photography services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0529fd
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
25 Jul 2025, 23:59

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
9 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
9 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
8 Oct 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38650000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Photographic equipment
Entry 2
Id
79961000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Photographic services
Entry 3
Id
79961300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Specialised photography services
Entry 4
Id
22315000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Photographs

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
028885-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 May 2025, 15:42

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
13 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
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: 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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZ
Name
Home Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PWGC-6513-PQLZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
HMPO Photo Booths

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0529fd-2025-05-30T15:42:59+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·