Published date: 5 November 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public security, law and order services - 75240000

Location of contract

SW1P 4DF

Value of contract

£0 to £92,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_281640/1011644

Published date

5 November 2021

Closing date

6 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 April 2022

Contract end date

21 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The International Strategy and Capabilities (ISC) sits in the International Directorate of the Home Office (HO). ISC delivers strategic capability development programmes overseas on behalf of the Home Office. Their remit also includes responsibility of the Department's Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget and is the UK hub for the Home Office's overseas network. Their work focuses on delivering long-term capability enhancement programmes that support high priority HO and broader HM Government (HMG) international security policy objectives. ISC is the Home Office's centre of excellence in delivering such programmes overseas.

This Framework Agreement is the second agreement to be put in place by ISC to help deliver its capability programmes overseas and will seek to appoint suitably qualified and experienced organisations who can provide the following services apportioned into Lots:

- Lot 1: Turnkey Solution (encompassing all requirements in the framework scope)

- Lot 2: Thematic Experts to provide Strategic Advice across 5 sub-lots (2A - Policing; 2B - Civil Defence; 2C - Cyber Security; 2D - Strategic Intelligence and Threat Assessment, and; 2E - Borders, Migration and Asylum

- Lot 3: Programme and Project Support (provision of Project/Programme resources/services UK and Overseas)

- Lot 4: Operational Support for deployed resources across 5 sub-lots (4A - Accommodation overseas; 4B - Vehicle Hire overseas; 4C - Secure Transport overseas; 4D - Personal and Site Security, and; 4E - Duty of Care Items)

Interested parties will be required to complete a non-disclosure agreement before accessing the procurement documents. See additional information section for further details.


More information

Links

Additional text

Under regulations 53(4) and 21(3), the authority will require interested parties to complete a non-disclosure agreement on the Home Office eSourcing portal (address in Section I.3 of this notice), before obtaining free, direct access to the full procurement documents in order to protect the confidential nature the requirements.

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority's eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered
on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link

'To register click here'. 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, who will be entering into a contract if invited to
do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, ppq_190 Titled: 'C21170 - ISC Specialist Support & Resource Framework - Non Disclosure Agreement ' will become visible to you in the PQQ section. You will be required to complete the non-disclosure agreement and returning using the messaging function as an attachment, within the PQQ on the eSourcing portal before gaining access to the selection questionnaire and procurement documents.

For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at
customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (08.00-18.00).

The closing date for completed selection questionnaire submissions will be 6th December 2021 at 12.00 Midday GMT. Non-disclosure agreements should be completed as early as possible to allow sufficient time to complete the selection questionnaire which is the responsibility of interested parties.

In light of the situation with Covid-19 we reserve the right to delay or adjust our timetables or such other aspects of the procurement as we consider appropriate. We will therefore keep the situation under constant review and will notify all bidders of any changes as and when these are required.

The authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of this procurement. The authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract;
make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition; remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of the requirements; and accept or reject any tender.


About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Tower-France

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
England

Email

HOSProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk

Website

https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/