AwardedUnited KingdomServices£36,623,042
Crossing the Border - BX/Helios
- Published
- Published 13 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 24 January 2025
Overview
This notice is for the award of the Crossing the Border (CtB) BX and Helios contract.
Crossing the Border (CtB) is the steady state services and products which control the flow of people and services across the UK border. This is done principally via the Primary Control Points, mediated by a Border Force officer, or via an e-gate indirectly supervised by Border Force officer/s. Information from ports is processed by a central collection of systems, hosted in the cloud and on premise. These systems are built on top of a number of infrastructure platforms, leveraging a hybrid cloud model.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Awarded
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £36,623,042
- Procedure
- Open
- SME suitable
- No
- Published
- 13 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
System and support services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £36,623,042
- Award date
- 31 July 2025
- Contract period
- 23 December 2025 → 22 December 2029
- BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Limited
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract Award Notice
13 January 2026
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