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Contract for the provision of Language Analysis Services

Home Office

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Key details

Contracting authority
Home Office
central gov
Region
London
Delivery: British Oversea Territories
Contract value
£1,151,342ex VAT
Submissions closed
11 May 2022
Published
2 December 2024

Procurement

Contract period
11 November 2024 - 10 November 2027
3 years
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 71620000 Analysis services

What happened

Home Office awarded this contract to thebigword Group Limited worth £1,151,342 on 29 Jun 2022. The contract runs until 10 Nov 2027.

Description

The Authority is responsible for the processing of asylum claims. This may be from individuals who are undocumented and for whom there is reason to have doubts about their claimed country of origin. The UK currently uses language analysis methods to support identification of an individual's country of origin.

This Contract Award relates to the delivery of a service to analyse individuals' speech via interview to pinpoint linguistic origin and therefore country of origin where an individual's claim of origin is in doubt.

Following an Open procurement process, which reached a conclusion in June 2022, the Authority have now concluded the Contract Award, with services commencing 11th November 2024.

The contract duration will be 3 years, ending 10th November 2027, with the option of a further 12 month extension.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
thebigword Group Limited
Companies House: 05551907
Award value
£1,151,342
Award date
29 June 2022

Contact

Address
2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
Contact name
Secretary of State for the Home Department

Identifiers

Buyer reference
tender_297373/1427482
Notice ID
c17d7e91-470c-4b93-bdd7-32891c9b35c6-807100
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-edd65edc-3f34-43db-9f24-7c21997c54c0

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