Contract award · 24 Mar 2025

contract_15951 - DBS Offline Identity Verification Services 2025

Home Office awarded “contract_15951 - DBS Offline Identity Verification Services 2025” to Post Office for £1.22m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionPublic administration & defence servicesNorth West

BuyerHome Office
Value £1.22m
WinnerPost Office

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Home Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Post Office
Value
£1,220,480
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Public administration & defence services · Administrative development project services (CPV 75112100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Mar 2025
  2. Published12 Mar 2026Published 353 days after the contract date

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