Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Home Office, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: IRC Procurement Team
E-mail: HaslarIRCProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/home-office
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from 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
Contracts for the provision of operational, management, maintenance and related works and services at Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (IRC). Content of this PIN may be subject to change.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is responsible, under statutory obligations including the Immigration Act 1971, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and the Immigration Act 2014, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons.
At any one time, there is capacity for approximately 2,400 detained individuals to be held in one of seven Immigration Removal Centres, three residential Short-Term Holding Facilities, a Pre-Departure Accommodation (PDA), and prisons across the United Kingdom.
Haslar IRC will, subject to ongoing works, ultimately have capacity to house a maximum of 600 adult males.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
110 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55500000
60130000
79710000
79713000
79993000
80000000
90911100
92000000
98131000
98341000
98341110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
IRC Haslar,
Dolphin Way,
Gosport,
PO12 2AW
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority seeks commercial partners to provide services at Haslar Immigration Removal
Centre (IRC), with an initial operating capacity of 130 going up to 600 post-completion of ongoing refurbishment and construction works. The centre will only accommodate males. Services required include: (but are not limited to):
i. Overall management of the site;
ii. Security and guarding;
iii. Welfare and general care;
iv. Local escorting and hospital bed watches;
v. Provision of furniture and equipment;
vi. Facilities Management and cleaning services;
The refurbishment and construction of the site is being delivered in two phases and the operating capacity of Phase 1 will be 130 which will increase to 600 on completion of Phase 2 construction. This contract covers the operation of the site at a capacity of 130. An option to include the additional 470 beds at a future point in time may be invoked but is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of the Authority. The estimated contract value of £110m (exc VAT) in this PIN only covers Phase 1 and does not include the value of the option to increase by 470 beds to phase 2 should this be enacted.
The potential length of contract will be 6 years from service commencement, with a core term of 4 years and an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.
The content of this PIN, including the nature of services and estimated value, may be
subject to change.
II.2.14) Additional information
Market engagement events will be held for interested Suppliers in February (subject to change). These will be held virtually. Further details of events to follow upon receipt of a signed NDA.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
16/06/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Home Office eSourcing is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to register your interest:
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 following 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: HaslarIRCProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Title of email: Haslar IRC Procurement - Expression of Interest,
Email to include: Organisation name, Contact name, E-mail address and telephone number.
Once above steps are completed, documents will be made available via the portal, subject to parties signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
Market engagement events will be held for interested Suppliers in February (subject to change). These will be held virtually. Further details of events to follow upon receipt of a signed NDA.
The contract currently falls under Regulation 74 of and Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 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.
Should the Procurement Act 2023 commence prior to launch of the tender for this contract, then the contract will be governed by this act and not PCR 2015.
The content of this PIN, including the nature of services and estimated value, may be the subject to change.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/02/2025