--- title: "Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery & Detention Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2024-01-29" --- # Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery & Detention Services Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7.json) ## Summary The Home Office, based in London, has initiated a planning stage tender titled "Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery & Detention Services" within the "Vehicle-fleet management services" industry category. The engagement end date for this tender is set for 16th February 2024, with a focus on appointing a supplier to provide national Heavy Goods Vehicle recovery and detention services. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the transportation and logistics industry, particularly those involved in vehicle-fleet management or road transport services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this process, which involves the submission of expressions of interest and completion of a supplier questionnaire by the deadline of 16th February 2024. Interested parties can contact the Home Office at detentionservicesprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk for further details and to access the eSourcing portal for registration. ## Notice The Home Department acting through Border Force has the power to detain vehicles where it is identified that the owner/hirer have an outstanding debt to a penalty levied under the Civil Penalty Regime. These provisions allow the Authority to issue legal paperwork and for the vehicle (including its content) to be taken into formal detention. Border Force is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) recovery and detention services. The contract will be for the Supplier to recover vehicles nationally and then store the vehicles until the Authority mandates their release or sale. Additional information: The intention of this notice is to gauge the market's level of interest and to assess the capability of the market to meet the requirement. If your organisation is interested in this requirement, please send an Expression of Interest (EoI) to detentionservicesprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk. Following expressions of interest, suppliers will be issued with a Non-Disclosure Agreement to be signed and returned to the Authority. Once received, the supplier questionnaire will be made available for completion. The closing date for expressions of interest and the return of a completed supplier questionnaire is 01:00 pm on Friday 16th February 2024. Suppliers will need to register in the first instance on the Authority's eSourcing portal - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html. Once registration has been completed suppliers who have expressed an interest will be given access to the event. Please note that this is a request for information only. The Home Office does not undertake to enter into any contractual agreement on the basis of this prior information notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/675c0a2d-0d17-4c5b-825a-fa52edf2994e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Feb 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HOME OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services - 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services - 60100000 - Road transport services - 60112000 - Public road transport services ## Release History - 29 Jan 2024 at 12:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/675c0a2d-0d17-4c5b-825a-fa52edf2994e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/675c0a2d-0d17-4c5b-825a-fa52edf2994e 29th January 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-97ea30fa-09ab-4476-9d00-9f99608ef6d7.json.