--- 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-h6vhtk-03b0af" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03b0af" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b0af.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b0af.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT" 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: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b0af [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03b0af) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b0af.json) ## Summary The Home Office is planning a tender for a contract to provide in-country and overseas escorting services for Migration and Economic Development Partnerships. This falls under the guard services category and is valued at £78,000,000 GBP. The contract will last for an initial 3-year term with possible extensions. Interested suppliers can participate in market engagement events virtually on 28th - 29th March 2023, subject to change. This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in transport services and guard services to compete for a lucrative government contract. Companies able to provide escorted transportation services within the UK, as well as overseas escorting, including to and from an overseas destination, are well-suited to explore this opportunity. The potential contract extension offers a long-term partnership opportunity for businesses in the security and transportation sectors. ## 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. This 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Authority is seeking a commercial a 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. This 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. 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 in this PIN is for the initial 3 year term from service commencement. The content of this PIN, including the nature of services and estimated value, may be subject to change. Note that services may include but not be limited to current and future MEDP locations and other immigration escorting and related service requirements. Additional information: 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. Contact: Escorting-Commercial@homeoffice.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006804-2023 | | Notice type | Planning 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 | 1 Oct 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £78,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT | | 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 16:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006804-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/home-office - 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-h6vhtk-03b0af. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b0af.json.