Buyer Name: BlueLight Commercial Ltd
Buyer Address: Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway,, Birmingham, UK, B4 6DG, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Natalie Morton
Contact Email: Natalie.Morton@bluelight.police.uk
BLC0168 - National Framework for Live Facial Recognition Software
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
20000000.0 GBP
20000000.0 GBP
Published
07 Apr 2025, 13:54
07 Apr 2025, 13:54
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
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n/a
Contract End
n/a
n/a
Category
services
services
CPV
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited, Digital Barriers Services Limited, Bedroq Limited
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited, Digital Barriers Services Limited, Bedroq Limited
Official Source
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Description
BlueLight Commercial have established a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software. The Scope of the Framework is for LFR Software, which is a real-time deployment of facial recognition technology, which compares a live camera feed (or multiple feeds) of faces against predetermined watchlists, to locate persons of interest by generating an alert when a possible match is found.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot Description: BlueLight Commercial have established a national multi-supplier framework for the provision of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Software. The Scope of the Framework if for LFR Software, which is a real-time deployment of facial recognition technology, which compares a live camera feed (or multiple feeds) of faces against predetermined watchlists, to locate persons of interest by generating an alert when a possible match is found.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality including Social Value
Contracts
Contract Title: Framework for Live Facial Recognition Software
Awards
Award Title: Framework for Live Facial Recognition Software
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