Written question asked by Julian Brazier (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 21 July 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Borders: Personal Records

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what extended functionality and services to the e-borders programme have been agreed since the contract with Raytheon began; whether the other consortia which competed for the contract were informed of the extended functionality and service requirements prior to the selection of the Raytheon consortium; and whether any of the original consortia bidding for the contract submitted extended functionality and service requirements in their original bids.

Answer: [holding answer 16 July 2008]: Since the award of the e-Borders Programme contract, a number of extended functionality and service requirements have been agreed. These services are:"Other Passenger Information (OPI);""Domestic Travel System Services (DTS);""Profiling."A number of possible additional services were identified during the procurement process (including OPI, DTS and Profiling) and were not therefore included in the original bids.OPI, DTS and Profiling services were identified as requirements before contract award. Both shortlisted bidders were aware of these and included them in their BAFO responses.

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