Home Office has awarded Thales Ł18m contract for UK National Identity Scheme

Home Office has awarded Thales Ł18m contract for UK National Identity Scheme

IPS is pleased to announce that Thales has been awarded a four year contract to support IPS in delivering the early releases of the National Identity Scheme (NIS). Thales will work with IPS to design, build, test and operate the technology that will deliver the National Identity Register and support the issuing of Identity Cards from the second half of 2009.

As announced in May, another contractor will be responsible for the manufacture of the physical cards.

This contract award follows a procurement exercise using the NIS Strategic Supplier Group framework arrangement, awarded in May 2008. The value of the contract is Ł18 million.

Thales is a world leader in the provision of mission-critical information systems for the security, aerospace and defence markets. It is a major employer in the UK, with 10,000 employees based at 60 locations.

The contract for the manufacture of the ID cards will be awarded to one of five companies short listed to deliver the ID card system at a later date.

Editor: findBIOMETRICS.com

August 04, 2008

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