Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
The Secretary of State for the Home Department Home Office,
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Immigration Enforcement Commercial
E-mail: Escorting-Commercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/home-office
Address of the buyer profile: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
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
Contract for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63515000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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. There may also be a requirement to manage travel arrangements for other immigration/government purposes as required by the Authority.
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.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
391 700 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34980000
60000000
60400000
60410000
60423000
63000000
63516000
63520000
79997000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking a commercial partner to provide a number of fully integrated services in regards to travel for immigration purposes, primarily to/from destinations overseas, but including some UK based activity.
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.
The Authority may have requirements for other UK based travel services. If this requirement materialises, the Authority will agree with the supplier awarded the contract how these requirements can be delivered. There may also be a requirement to manage travel arrangements for other immigration/government purposes as required by the Authority.
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 contract notice is calculated over the potential maximum term of 7 years including optional extensions.
The estimated contract value includes pass-through costs and management services which incorporates implementation costs.
Pass-through costs are costs which are associated with the purchase of travel services including tickets, chartering aircraft(s) and hotel bookings. The pass-through costs over the life of this contract are estimated to be in the range of £171m - £384m.
The content of this notice, including the nature of services and estimated value (including estimated value of pass-through costs), 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 (including estimated value of pass-through costs) may be subject to change up or down depending on the amount of activity undertaken during the life of contract.
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:
391 700 000.00
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:
Option to extend on one or more occasions up to a maximum of a further 2 years.
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-034388
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/04/2025
Local time: 16:00
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: 13 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/04/2025
Local time: 16:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) 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 clicking 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: Travel Services Procurement - Expression of Interest
Email to include: Organisation name, Contact name, E-mail address and telephone number.
Once the above steps are completed, documents will be made available via the portal, subject to parties signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
A supplier event will be held virtually on Monday 17th February 2025 (may be subject to change). Supplier participation in the industry day will require a signed NDA to be submitted by Friday 14th February 2025 - midday. Further details of the event will be provided to those suppliers who have submitted their signed NDAs.
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 notice, including the nature of services and estimated value (including estimated value of pass through costs) may be the subject to change.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2025