Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Border Force Procurement Team
E-mail: BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/home-office
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Secure Collection and Transport of High Risk High Value (HRHV) Goods 2023
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Secretary of State for the Home Department acting through Border Force , are seeking a supplier to provide the secure collection & transportation of High Risk High Value (HRHV) Goods seized by them, HM Revenue & Customs, National Crime Agency, Police and Crime Commissioners of the UK Police Forces listed in the following link UK police forces | Police.uk (www.police.uk) Transportation takes place between the point of seizure (ports, airports and inland locations, including Coquelles) to a storage location; and from storage location to disposal (by a waste contractor); other movements may also take place. The service can be provided by a single supplier or a managed-service but the mode of transportation must meet the security required for the goods being moved.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 900 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
64121000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
FR
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office (the “Buyer”). The Buyer secures the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK and its priorities are to:
• deter and prevent individuals and goods that would harm the national interests from entering the United Kingdom (UK):
• facilitate the legitimate movement of individuals and trade to and from the UK,
• protect and collect customs revenues for trade crossing the border,
• provide excellent service to customers, and
• provide demonstrable effectiveness, efficiency and value for money.
The Buyer detains or seizes goods at the border. These are sometimes adopted for onward investigation by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), National Crime Agency (NCA), Police and Crime Commissioners of the UK Police Forces listed in the following link UK police forces | Police.uk (www.police.uk) under the appropriate legislation. HMRC and NCA also detain/seize goods through their inland operations and may also require the services described. This contract agreement may be used by other government bodies.
The Buyer is seeking a single supplier or managed service provider who will provide a secure, efficient, auditable end-to-end service for the movement of seized goods; act as a single point of contact for the Buyer to deal with; provide services whereby the most appropriate and cost effective transportation vehicles and routes are used or suggested. The supplier will be required to deliver services and have procedures to:
• prevent the loss of any goods;
• provide temporary secure facilities;
• maintain an accurate audit trail of all its activities;
• provide value for money; and
• comply with indicative holding timelines.
The seized goods will include drugs, firearms and money and any other items that are deemed high risk high value by the Buyer. The Buyer’s HRHV loads are to be carried in high security fully armoured vehicles.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
4 900 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This is a one (1) contract with a potential of 12 months + 12 months extension
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), National Crime Agency (NCA), Police (as listed in the following link UK police forces | Police.uk (www.police.uk). This contract agreement may be used by other government bodies.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/09/2023
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
27/09/2023
Local time: 17:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) Additional information
Border Force invite bidders to express an interest in this procurement opportunity. To register your interest
in this procurement please submit your interest to BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk.
Quoting reference C24655 - Secure collection of High-Risk High Value (HRHV) Goods before the 7th September 2023
following the instructions below.
The Home Office eSourcing portal (Jaggaer) is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to
register your interest:
a) To express an interest, bidders must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing portal. If you have
not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by
following the Registering Link. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun
and Bradstreet) for the organisation which are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to
do so.
b) Email: BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk expressing an interest.
The title of email should be: C24655 - Secure collection of High-Risk High Value (HRHV) Goods ITT.
Email to include: Organisation Name, Contact Name, Contact Email, Telephone Number.
Bidders that express an interest in this procurement will be required to return a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to being given access to the event.
Once the signed NDA is received by the Buyer, the Buyer will grant access to the Jaggaer event
where the bidder will be able to access all relevant documentation.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/08/2023