Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  The Secretary of State for the Home Department
  2 Marsham Street
  London
  SW1P 4DF
  UK
  
            E-mail: aascprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
 
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Other: The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and police.
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
Asylum Accomodation and Support Services Contract (AASC 2)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  98341000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  This procurement is for the provision of asylum accommodation and support services for persons claiming asylum, those granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application. The contracts are for 2 separate lots each with an identical requirement but varying in volumes for each of the named UK Visas and Immigration regions. The services will include the provision of accommodation, transport and service user support.
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        Yes
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Value excluding VAT: 
				934 000 000.00 
				  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
          Lot No: 1
  
    II.2.1) Title
    North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    55250000
    60100000
    85000000
    79900000
    70300000
    79993000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKC
    UKE
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    This procurement is for the provision of asylum accommodation and support services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Quality criterion: Quality
                    / Weighting: 50 %
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      50 %
    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
            
   
  
          Lot No: 2
  
    II.2.1) Title
    Northern Ireland
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    55250000
    60100000
    85000000
    79900000
    70300000
    79993000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKN
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    This procurement is for the provision of asylum accommodation and support services for persons claiming asylum, granted refugee status and others who have failed in their asylum application.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Quality criterion: Quality
                    / Weighting: 50 %
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      50 %
    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
            
   
 
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
  IV.1.1) Type of procedure
  
                        Competitive procedure with negotiation
                        
  IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  
                The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
                
        Yes
      
 
IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
  Notice number in the OJ S:
  2018/S 097-221667
 
Section V: Award of contract
          Lot No: 1
          Title: North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
        A contract/lot is awarded:
        
        Yes
      
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
                Number of tenders received: 3
              The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
              
        No
      
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
  Mears Ltd
  1390 Montpellier Court, Brockworth
  Gloucester
  GL3 4AH
  UK
  
            NUTS: UKK
  The contractor is an SME:
        No
      
 
                V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
              
Total value of the contract/lot: 
					: 821 000 000.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
          Lot No: 2
          Title: Northern Ireland
        A contract/lot is awarded:
        
        Yes
      
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
                Number of tenders received: 1
              The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
              
        No
      
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
  Mears Ltd
  1390 Montpellier Court, Gloucester Business Park
  Gloucester
  GL3 4AH
  UK
  
            NUTS: UKK
  The contractor is an SME:
        No
      
 
                V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
              
Total value of the contract/lot: 
					: 113 000 000.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/02/2019