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Published 30 May 2025, 15:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Photo Booths in HM Passport Offices

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£300,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Tender notice expected 25 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 9 Oct 2027 · up to 8 Oct 2028 with extensions · starts 9 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Photographic equipment · Photographic services · Photographs · Specialised photography services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 9 Oct 2025 – 9 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 8 Oct 2028 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
Last source update
30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028885
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Photographic equipmentPhotographic servicesPhotographsSpecialised photography services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0529fd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

30 May 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
  2. Market engagement
    13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    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”

    1. 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.

  3. Tender notice expected
    25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts385 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 May 2025, 15:42 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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