techUK is delighted to be hosting this market engagement event with Home Office Biometrics. The HOB team are looking to engage suppliers ahead of the procurement for the Matcher Service Platform (MSP). HOB is addressing biometrics capability across the Home Office, and more widely, for the purposes of law enforcement, citizenship, immigration and asylum management. The intent of the programme is to rationalise the biometric systems and technologies currently provided across the Home Office into a unified service and in doing so, create a platform for future services as the broader biometric market develops.
MSP is a combination of a technology platform and the services required to support and operate the biometric matching functions. The MSP can be further broken down into: a Matcher Service Bus (MSB) where biometric transaction processing logic, biometric workflow rules, integration of Matching Engine Software (MES) and a Service Interface used by external subsystems; and the infrastructure platform to host and provide the computing capacity for the MSB and MES operations.
The MSP supplier will be selected to provide the following:
- MSP including a Service Bus, Biometric Workflow, Service interface, integration of Matching Engine Software and infrastructure platform;
- Service operation of the overall MSP including ITIL functions in collaboration with the Authority and other third party suppliers;
- Professional services including design, guidance, technical specifications, roadmaps, models, planning and hosting requirements for the MSP;
- Development and testing of the Matcher Service Platform and Service operations;
- Operation of regular Biometric accuracy testing;
- Collaboration with Matcher Engine Software supplier(s) to provide build, test and operation of the MSP;
- Support the migration of biometric data from legacy systems; and
- Early Life Support and ongoing Level 2, Level 3 & Level 4 Support.
This event will provide suppliers with further information about the HOB Programme and Matcher procurement, and will give potential suppliers a chance to provide feedback on the proposals, as well as providing an opportunity for Q&A. This event is a must for any tech suppliers interested in biometrics, so book your place now!
Please note that as some of the information disclosed at the event is formative and not available in the public domain, all attendees will need to sign the attached Non-Disclosure Agreement and return it to [email protected] by the 24th September. If you have not signed and returned the NDA you will not be able to participate in the event.
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.
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Annie Collings
Annie Collings
Annie joined techUK as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
Prior to joining techUK, Annie worked as an Account Manager at PLMR Healthcomms, a specialist healthcare agency providing public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. Annie also spent time as an Intern in an MPs constituency office and as an Intern at the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed.
Annie graduated from Nottingham Trent University, where she was an active member of the lacrosse society.
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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!
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