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Contract for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes.

Home Office

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

07 Feb 2025 at 13:56

Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

30 Aug 2024 at 09:14

Tender Notice
Planning

21 Nov 2023 at 12:34

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is currently in the tender stage of procuring a contract for the provision of travel services related to immigration. This procurement covers the provision of travel methods to ensure the removal of individuals with no legal basis to remain in the UK, including the accommodation of vulnerable persons. The estimated value of the contract is £391.7 million with pass-through costs ranging between £171 million and £384 million. Interested participants must register on the Home Office eSourcing Suite and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement by midday on 14th February 2025, to attend a virtual supplier event on 17th February 2025. The procurement will follow an open procedure, with the tender submission deadline set for 3rd April 2025, and a contract duration of up to 7 years including extensions.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities particularly for firms specialized in comprehensive travel management and coordination, including air travel, ticket procurement, refund management, and relationship management with carriers. Companies experienced in providing charter services and logistical support, such as accommodation for government staff, would be well-positioned to compete. The contract requires a commercial partner capable of delivering a fully integrated service, managing diverse requirements, and ensuring cost-effective travel solutions while adhering to legal and airline-specific regulations. The nature of the services expected to grow with the contract presents further opportunities for expanding service offerings, particularly for businesses in the travel, transport, and auxiliary services industries.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes.

Notice Description

The Home Office is responsible, under UK legislation including but not limited to the Immigration Act 1971 and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons. It is necessary to provide sufficient travel methods (not exclusively air travel) to ensure that individuals with no legal basis to remain in the UK can be removed to overseas destinations. This includes ensuring those methods can accommodate vulnerable individuals, such as those with medical conditions, or those who refuse to comply with transfer. There may also be a requirement to manage travel arrangements for other immigration/government purposes as required by the Authority. The Authority is seeking a commercial partner to provide a number of fully integrated services in regards to Travel. These services include (but are not limited to): - Providing a comprehensive travel service that complies with requirements and restrictions imposed by airlines in relation to immigration passengers on scheduled flights; - Providing tickets for Service Users, taking into account restrictions imposed by individual airlines; - Following detailed and specific individual airline procedures for obtaining refunds; - Managing relationships with the carriers to maximise cost-effective opportunities; - Provision of a complete Charter service to meet the requirements of the Home Office; - Provision of accommodation for Home Office staff and representatives when required.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority is seeking a commercial partner to provide a number of fully integrated services in regards to travel for immigration purposes, primarily to/from destinations overseas, but including some UK based activity. These services include (but are not limited to): - Providing a comprehensive travel service that complies with requirements and restrictions imposed by airlines in relation to immigration passengers on scheduled flights; - Providing tickets for Service Users, taking into account restrictions imposed by individual airlines; - Following detailed and specific individual airline procedures for obtaining refunds; - Managing relationships with the carriers to maximise cost-effective opportunities; - Provision of a complete Charter service to meet the requirements of the Home Office; - Provision of accommodation for Home Office staff and/or representatives when required. The Authority may have requirements for other UK based travel services. If this requirement materialises, the Authority will agree with the supplier awarded the contract how these requirements can be delivered. There may also be a requirement to manage travel arrangements for other immigration/government purposes as required by the Authority. The potential length of contract will be 5 years from service commencement, with options to extend on one or more occasions up to a maximum of a further 2 years. The estimated contract value in this contract notice is calculated over the potential maximum term of 7 years including optional extensions. The estimated contract value includes pass-through costs and management services which incorporates implementation costs. Pass-through costs are costs which are associated with the purchase of travel services including tickets, chartering aircraft(s) and hotel bookings. The pass-through costs over the life of this contract are estimated to be in the range of PS171m - PS384m. The content of this notice, including the nature of services and estimated value (including estimated value of pass-through costs), may be subject to change. Note that services may include but not be limited to current and future related service requirements. This service is volumetric and any estimated values (including estimated value of pass-through costs) may be subject to change up or down depending on the amount of activity undertaken during the life of contract.

Renewal: Option to extend on one or more occasions up to a maximum of a further 2 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041b96
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004181-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

34980000 - Transport tickets

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60400000 - Air transport services

60410000 - Scheduled air transport services

60423000 - Air-charter services

63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63515000 - Travel services

63516000 - Travel management services

63520000 - Transport agency services

79997000 - Business travel services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£391,700,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£391,700,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Apr 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Additional Buyers

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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