Published date: 10 July 2024

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: 8 August 2024, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vehicle-fleet management services - 50111100

  • Vehicle-fleet-support services - 50111110

  • Road transport services - 60100000

    • Public road transport services - 60112000

Location of contract

Any region, South East

Value of contract

£255,000

Procurement reference

tender_403161/1372651

Published date

10 July 2024

Closing date

8 August 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

17 October 2024

Contract end date

16 October 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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 Home Department acting through Border Force has the power to detain vehicles where it is identified that the owner/hirer have an outstanding debt to a penalty levied under the Civil Penalty Regime. These provisions allow the Authority to issue legal paperwork and for the vehicle (including its content) to be taken into formal detention.

Border Force is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) recovery and detention services. The contract will be for the Supplier to recover vehicles nationally and then store the vehicles until the Authority mandates their release or sale.

The Contract will have an initial term of 24 months, with an option to extend for an additional 12 months.

More information

Additional text

The Home Office uses an eSourcing toolkit to enable its sourcing activities to be conducted over the internet. The procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the link 'To register click here'.

Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation being registered and who will be entering into a commercial agreement if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This can be done by searching for the procurement title "itt_1025 - Provision of Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery and Detention Services".

Once an expression of interest has been received, Invitation to Tender documents will be made available via the portal, subject to parties signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

About the buyer

Contact name

Home Office

Address

2 Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P 4DF
England

Email

detentionservicesprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk