* Note: Suppliers wishing to attend this event and receive the RFI pack must submit an expression of interest by signing and returning a Non-Disclosure Agreement to the Home Office.
On Wednesday 22 March (10:00-11:30) techUK is pleased to be hosting the Home Office for a market engagement event, the purpose of which is to inform potential suppliers of DSA’s intent to issue a Request for Information (RFI) coupled with Technical Spike Testing (early Alpha work) for a Matching (Entity Resolution) Engine.
Background
The Home Office’s Data Services & Analytics (DSA) is a centralised service within DDaT’s Enterprise Services and has been at the forefront of efforts to re-imagine the department’s relationship with data. It has led the way in professionalising the Home Office’s approach to the acquisition and analysis of data, promoting dynamic insight-led and evidence-based decision-making tools and techniques. The Home Office Data Matching (Entity Resolution) Engine is a key component of the DSA Data Integration Service and is fundamental to the DSA data platform delivering on DSA’s vision to be at the forefront in the use of data analytics in Government.
The Data Matching Engine deals with a significant amount of data from a variety of streaming and batch sources. It is required to process large volumes of data in near-real time across a variety of data domains (Persons, Objects, Locations & Events (POLE)). The matching engine needs to meet functional requirements for both persisted and non-persisted Entity Resolution (“non-persisted”, meaning being able to resolve records from across multiple persisted sources and provide a search/wash/look-up capability to find possible matches without storing data in the engine).
A full set of requirements will be shared after the event.
Commercial Context
DSA currently uses IBM Big Match for the above purpose. However, the contract is coming up for renewal, and DSA is aware that market capability has increased in this space and, given financial pressures, wishes to ensure it fully explore its options.
Within the context of the high-level requirements, DSA’s aim is to:
- identify at least three (ideally five) products which support HO in its initial market analysis with Spike Testing; and
- use this process to help develop requirements and inform its future strategy.
Suppliers should be aware that other Home Office-related departments are aware of this exercise and we shall be sharing our findings with them.
IMPORTANT: In order to attend this event and receive the RFI pack, the Home Office requires suppliers to submit an expression of interest by signing and returning a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Fully signed NDAs must be sent directly to [email protected] and received by 17:00 on Friday 17 March.
Upon receipt of the NDA, you will also be issued the RFI pack no earlier than 1 week before the Engagement event.
A copy of the NDA can be downloaded here:
You must also register via this page to attend the event.
Find out more about the Matching Entity Resolution Engine opportunity here.
If you have any questions about this event, please do get in touch with one of the team below.
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather is Head of Central Government Programme at techUK, working to represent the supplier community of tech products and services to Central Government.
Prior to joining techUK in April 2022, Heather worked in the Economic Policy and Small States Section at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She led the organisation’s FinTech programme and worked to create an enabling environment for developing countries to take advantage of the socio-economic benefits of FinTech.
Before moving to the UK, Heather worked at the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
Heather holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP, a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from LSE, and a BA in Economics and Sociology from Macalester College.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-cover-kus-ba636538
Ellie Huckle
Ellie Huckle
Ellie joined techUK in March 2018 as a Programme Assistant to the Public Sector team and now works as a Programme Manager for the Central Government Programme.
The programme represents the supplier community of technology products and services in Central Government – in summary working to make Government a more informed buyer, increasing supplier visibility in order to improve their chances of supplying to Government Departments, and fostering better engagement between the public sector and industry. To find out more about what we do, how we do this and how you can get involved – make sure to get in touch!
Prior to joining techUK, Ellie completed Sixth Form in June 2015 and went on to work in Waitrose, moved on swiftly to walking dogs and finally, got an office job working for a small local business in North London, where she lives with her family and their two Bengal cats Kai and Nova.
When she isn’t working Ellie likes to spend time with her family and friends, her cats, and enjoys volunteering for diabetes charities. She has a keen interest in writing, escaping with a good book and expanding her knowledge watching far too many quiz shows!
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2015
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- @techUK,@techUK
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- www.techuk.org,www.techuk.org
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Yaroslava Bespyanska
Yaroslava Bespyanska
Yaroslava, a Junior Programme Manager at techUK's Central Government Programme, blends a decade of international and local Marketing and Business Development expertise with insights from Public Policy gained within a London economic consultancy.
This combination, coupled with her fluency in five languages and linguistic university background, enables her to drive impactful collaborations between the technology supplier community and the UK government, bringing a nuanced global perspective to engagement.
Outside of work, she is an exhibiting artist and leads Art for Wellbeing initiatives, reflecting her commitment to making a tangible difference, particularly through humanitarian aid for Ukraine, where she is from.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07305 318 693
Charles Bauman
Charles Bauman
Charles Bauman is a Junior Programme Manager in the Central Government Programme at techUK.
He supports the programme’s mission to represent the technology supplier community to the UK government and advocate for digital innovation to address public sector challenges. Charles helps facilitate market engagement, foster partnerships, and ensure that tech suppliers and the government work collaboratively to improve outcomes, deliver value for money, and enhance public services for citizens.
Before joining techUK, Charles gained significant experience in research, analysis, and strategic advisory roles. At H/Advisors Cicero, he specialised in public affairs and corporate communications, while at Verdantix, he supported sustainability research and advisory projects, focusing on regulatory and environmental challenges.
Charles holds an MSc in Theory and History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and an MA in Medieval History from King’s College London.
Charles enjoys volunteering with a think tank, reading, hiking, and spending time with his dog and family outside of work.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-bauman-75712016b/
Tracy Modha
Tracy Modha
Tracy supports the marketing of several areas at techUK, including Cyber Exchange, Central Government, Cyber Resilience, Defence, Education, Health and Social Care, Justice and Emergency Services, Local Public Services, Nations and Regions and National Security.
Tracy joined techUK in March 2022, having worked in the education sector for 19 years, covering administration, research project support, IT support and event/training support. My most outstanding achievement has been running three very successful international conferences and over 300 training courses booked all over the globe!
Tracy has a great interest in tech. Gaming and computing have been a big part of her life, and now electric cars are an exciting look at the future. She has warmed to Alexa, even though it can sometimes be sassy!
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 02073312000
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracymodha83
