--- title: "Contract for the provision of in-country and overseas escorting services in relation to Migration and Economic Development Partnerships (MEDP) and other immigration services." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e64a4efc-f58a-4a9e-8303-cc8e2f27dca4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e64a4efc-f58a-4a9e-8303-cc8e2f27dca4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e64a4efc-f58a-4a9e-8303-cc8e2f27dca4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e64a4efc-f58a-4a9e-8303-cc8e2f27dca4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2023-03-08" --- # Contract for the provision of in-country and overseas escorting services in relation to Migration and Economic Development Partnerships (MEDP) and other immigration services. Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e64a4efc-f58a-4a9e-8303-cc8e2f27dca4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e64a4efc-f58a-4a9e-8303-cc8e2f27dca4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e64a4efc-f58a-4a9e-8303-cc8e2f27dca4.json) ## Summary The Home Office is planning a tender for a contract titled "Contract for the provision of in-country and overseas escorting services in relation to Migration and Economic Development Partnerships (MEDP) and other immigration services." This procurement falls under the "Guard services" and "Transport services" categories. The contract is in the planning stage with an engagement end date set for March 31, 2023. The location of the contract includes British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom. The estimated value for the initial 3-year term is £78m. Market engagement events are scheduled for interested suppliers on March 28-29, 2023. This tender by the Home Office presents opportunities for businesses capable of providing escorting and transportation services within the UK and to overseas destinations. Businesses in the guarding, transport, and related services sectors are well-suited to compete for this contract. The potential contract length is 3 years, with options to extend, offering a stable business opportunity for selected vendors. Interested parties must register on the Home Office eSourcing Suite to participate in the procurement process and access relevant documents. The Authority is committed to ensuring transparency and equal treatment of bidders in compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015. ## Notice The Home Office is responsible, under the Immigration Act 1971 and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons (Detainees), assigned by the Home Office to Immigration Removal Centres and other locations from the United Kingdom. The Home Office is responsible for the provision of bed space, escorting services and electronic monitoring. At any one time, approximately 3000 detained individuals can be held overnight in one of seven Immigration Removal Centres, 3 residential Short-Term Holding Facilities, a pre-departure accommodation and additional spaces including prisons and police stations across the United Kingdom. Persons can be detained for shorter periods of time in holding rooms at reporting centres, air and seaports. To facilitate the transfer of detained individuals under Migration and Economic Development Partnerships, it is necessary to provide sufficient escort and transportation staff to enable their safe and secure passage. This includes the transportation of detained individuals with no legal basis to remain in the UK to an overseas destination and transfer to appropriate authorities upon arrival. Appropriate safeguards will be required for individuals being transferred with vulnerabilities, such as medical conditions or for those who refuse to comply with the transfer. The Authority is seeking a commercial partner to provide a number of fully integrated services. These services include (but are not limited to): * The escorting and transportation of detained and non-detained individuals within the UK (In-Country Escorting Services) * The escorting of detained and non-detained individuals to and from the UK and to and from an overseas destination (Overseas Escorting) including the escorting of individuals from the UK to an overseas destination whereby a legal agreement has been signed to deliver MEDP * Collection, transportation, and escorting individuals on a charter to an overseas destination, and where required returning individuals to an immigration removal centre where those individuals do not leave on the charter or are returned to the UK The potential length of contract will be 3 years from service commencement, with options to extend on one or more occasions up to a maximum of a further 3 years. The estimated value for the initial 3 year term from service commencement is PS78m. The content of this PIN, including the nature of services may be subject to change. The service is volumetric and any estimated values may be subject to change up or down depending on the amount of activity undertaken during the life of contract. Note that services may include but not be limited to current and future MEDP locations and other immigration escorting and related service requirements. Market engagement events will be held for interested Suppliers on 28th-29th March 2023 (subject to change). These will be held virtually. Additional information: 1. To express an interest, participants must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the Register Here Link. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. 2. Email: Escorting-Commercial@homeoffice.gov.uk Title of email: MEDP Escorting Procurement - Expression of Interest Email to include: Organisation name, Contact name, E-mail address and telephone number. Once above steps are completed, documents will be made available via the portal, subject to parties signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Market engagement events will be held for interested Suppliers on 28th-29th March 2023 (subject to change). These will be held virtually. Further details of events to follow upon receipt of a signed NDA. The contract falls under Regulation 74 of and Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. As a result, the Authority has determined the procurement procedure that is being followed. The Authority will ensure that the procurement procedure is at least sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of Bidders. The content of this PIN, including the nature of services and estimated value, may be the subject to change. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57678b9d-df90-4a7f-86f9-a04f788f1e60 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2023 | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 79713000 - Guard services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2023 at 16:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57678b9d-df90-4a7f-86f9-a04f788f1e60 - 8 Mar 2023 at 16:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c032632f-2b2f-4526-b082-2027abfc1084 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57678b9d-df90-4a7f-86f9-a04f788f1e60 8th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c032632f-2b2f-4526-b082-2027abfc1084 8th March 2023 - 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. 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