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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
Classification (CPV)
System and support services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£36,623,042
Award date
31 July 2025
Contract period
23 December 2025 → 22 December 2029
Winner
  • BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Limited

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Award Notice

    13 January 2026

Contracting authority

  • Home Office

    Buyer

    London, United Kingdom

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Awarded: Crossing the Border - BX/Helios — won by BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Limited — Skim