Planning

Healthcare at Short Term Holding Facilities

HOME OFFICE

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Planning

12 May 2026 at 13:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has initiated a public procurement process under the planning stage for the provision of healthcare services at short-term holding facilities across the UK. This process is part of their future planning to address healthcare needs at facilities tied to ports of entry and other locations, such as airports and seaports. The procurement process focuses on ensuring the availability of health services for detained individuals for short durations, under the framework of the Short Term Holding Facilities Rules 2018. Interested suppliers must register on the Home Office eSourcing Suite and submit an expression of interest by 10th June 2026. The estimated commencement of the contract is expected in late 2027 or early 2028, with service continued potentially until 2034. This falls under the 'Services' category with key classifications including Health services, Medical practice, and related services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, general-practitioner services, and other medical services to partner with a major government organisation. SMEs and VCSEs are specifically encouraged to participate, as the project calls for a flexible and responsive healthcare solution that adapts to various environments across the nation. By engaging in this tender, businesses have the potential to influence the final service specification and introduce innovative, cost-effective healthcare solutions which could lead to long-term partnering with the Home Office. The procurement process also offers interaction through a scheduled virtual industry day, allowing businesses to understand requirements better and present their capabilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Healthcare at Short Term Holding Facilities

Notice Description

The Home Office seeks to engage suppliers for the provision of healthcare services at short-term holding facilities and ports of entry across the UK. These services will support individuals whilst detained for short periods of time including in, but not limited to, Non Residential Short-Term Holding Facilities as defined under the Short Term Holding Facilities Rules 2018 (as amended), where individuals can be held up to 24 hours. The Authority is seeking a flexible, responsive and value for money healthcare solution that meets the basic needs of individuals and can be flexible to different service environments; the short-term holding facilities are located at different location types across the UK which include Airports, Seaports, and Reporting Centres. This market engagement aims to understand supplier capabilities, to further refine the Authority's specification and gather feedback on proposed approaches which could include onsite and/or remote health services. The content of this Notice, including the nature of services and the start date of the contract, is subject to change. The contract is expected to commence in late 2027/early 2028. The length of contract has not been confirmed yet. For the purposes of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, the estimated contract value has been listed as PS0. This figure does not reflect the expected final value of the contract. The actual estimated value is currently being finalised and will be shared later.

Planning Information

Participants must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Suite. Registration can be completed online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by selecting the “Register Here” link. A valid DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet is required for the organisation being registered. To access the market engagement documents all suppliers must sign the NDA, downloadable via the Home Offices eSourcing suite under Project_20280. This NDA is open to all Suppliers. Suppliers should then upload their signed NDAs to the Home Office's eSourcing Suite. An email should then be sent to Healthcare.STHF@Homeoffice.gov.uk. The email should be titled Healthcare at Short Term Holding Facilities – Expression of Interest. This email should include: - An expression of interest to be included in the Market Engagement; - Confirmation of intention to attend the virtual industry day. This email should include the Suppliers name, contact name, email address and contact number. Once the NDA is signed and the email submission is complete, the Market Engagement documents will be made available via invitation to the PQQ event under Project_20280 on the Home Office's eSourcing suite. All suppliers, who sign the NDA, will be invited to complete a Supplier Questionnaire to provide early suggestions on the service specification, commercial models and enabling technologies. This questionnaire will be accompanied by a background note setting out the contextual information required to constructively engage with the authority. All suppliers, who sign the NDA, will be invited to the virtual Industry Day on Microsoft Teams, which will include a presentation and Q&A session to outline the scope, gather feedback and answer supplier queries. Questions for the industry day will be shared with the Authority via the channels outlined in the Background Note. All suppliers that sign NDAs will receive the same information through the background note and the virtual Industry Day to ensure fairness and transparency. Please refer to the Background Note for further instructions regarding the market engagement activities. All written engagement with suppliers will be managed through the Authority’s eSourcing suite (Jaggaer) except the Expression of Interest email.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0696c3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043496-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85120000 - Medical practice and related services

85121100 - General-practitioner services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

85141200 - Services provided by nurses

85141220 - Advisory services provided by nurses

85142000 - Paramedical services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 May 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Feb 202710 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Jan 2028 - 6 Jan 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
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
Post Town
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

Notice Documents

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