# Generic Identity Verification \(GIDV\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Home Office](/buyers/home-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Entrust Corporation
- Award value: £18,300,000
- Tender value: £18,300,000
- Award date: 1 February 2023
- Published: 9 December 2025
- Contract start: 1 February 2023
- Contract end: 31 January 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 46e48278-c873-40c2-97ad-a02c91799b0b-875248
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-99398b8c-5522-4336-b257-c527c29f01a5

## Description

Personal device based, generic identity verification \(GIDV\), document verification and facial biometric enrolment, identity capture\. Provision of a mobile device application and functional service wrapper necessary to capture and verify applicant identities: - Scanning or reading documents \(passport\) - Identity capture including facial biometric enrolment - Document verification - Real-time facial matching - Liveness assessment - Integration \(Home Office application and case working systems\) - Personal information and data must be secure - Continuous improvement

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46e48278-c873-40c2-97ad-a02c91799b0b-875248)