--- title: "Contract for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT" published: "2023-11-01" --- # Contract for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes Buyer: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea.json) ## Summary The Home Office is planning a tender for the contract titled "Contract for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes" under the main procurement category of services. The procurement process is at the planning stage with market engagement scheduled for interested suppliers on 20/21st November 2023. The estimated contract value is 8.8 million GBP, and the potential contract duration is 5 years with options for extensions. The Secretary of State for the Home Department is the buying organization based in London, UK. This tender offers opportunities for businesses providing travel management services, transport tickets, air transport services, and related services. Companies capable of providing integrated travel services compliant with airline requirements are well-suited to compete. The opportunity involves serving individuals subject to immigration removal with varied travel needs, including vulnerable groups. Interested parties must engage with the Home Office to participate in the tender process and potentially secure a long-term contract. ## Notice 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. 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. Please note the authority may also require the provision of UK based vehicles with drivers (predominantly coaches) focused around the South Coast of England, however this may extend to other regions across the UK. This will be confirmed prior to ITT launch. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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/or representatives when required. Please note the authority may also require the provision of UK based vehicles with drivers (predominantly coaches) focused around the South Coast of England, however this may extend to other regions across the UK. This will be confirmed prior to ITT launch. 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 PIN is calculated over the potential maximum term of 7 years including optional extensions. Additionally, the estimated contract value does not include pass through costs which are associated with the purchase costs for tickets, chartering aircraft(s) and hotel bookings. 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 related service requirements. 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. Additional information: Market engagement will be held for interested Suppliers on 20/21st November 2023 (may be subject to change). Market Engagement 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/032293-2023 | | 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 | 1 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Apr 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,800,000 | | 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 - 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 ### 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 ## Release History - 1 Nov 2023 at 12:27 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032293-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/home-office - https://homeoffice.app..jaggaer.com/web/login.html - 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-0410ea. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea.json.