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Facial Age Estimation[E11]

London, United KingdomHome Office[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Home Office are seeking to procure an algorithm that can accurately predict the age of a subject. This will have multiple use cases for Home Office, an example could/would be to assist in determining the age of those who are encountered without verifiable identity documentation.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 17 Oct 2025, 17:00 UTC+1. UTC: 17 Oct 2025, 16:00 UTC.
Published 1 Sept 2025.
Value: GBP 1,300,000
Buyer: Home OfficeSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 17 Oct 2025, 17:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 1,300,000
Published[E9]: 1 Sept 2025
Procedure[E8]: Call-off from a framework agreement
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 37 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Home Office are seeking to procure an algorithm that can accurately predict the age of a subject. This will have multiple use cases for Home Office, an example could/would be to assist in determining the age of those who are encountered without verifiable identity documentation. This software should be a package that can be integrated and implemented through the hardware/systems being used currently in the Home Office. Additional information: ITT will be launched on Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Lot 3 on the CCS website.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: London, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC
The deadline (2025-10-17T16:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Home Office.
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support).
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 17 Oct 2025, 17:00 UTC+01:00.
“2025-10-17T17:00:00+01:00”
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Home Office are seeking to procure an algorithm that can accurately predict the age of a subject. This will have multiple use cases for Home Office, an example could/would be to assist in determining the age of those who are encountered without verifiable identity documentation.…”
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: London, United Kingdom.
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Call-off from a framework agreement.
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 1 Sep 2025.
“2025-09-01T11:20:51+01:00”
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Facial Age Estimation".
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 1,300,000.
“1300000 GBP”
Document 71186fc1-8ce9-4441-8946-9d5300cda439-866915, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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