Published date: 25 November 2016

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: 1 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Services provided by medical personnel - 85141000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

HO - JM01/16

Published date

25 November 2016

Closing date

1 December 2016

Contract start date

1 January 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Border Force is a Directorate of the Home Office.

Border Force has a requirement to engage with a Service Provider to provide a Managed service for supply of medical services in Central/Eastern/Southern Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean/Ionian Sea, but other locations within the Mediterranean Sea may be necessary.

The role will involve Supply of medical care of Refugees (and crew if necessary) travelling by sea to Europe. Common conditions encountered include fractures, nausea, petrol and chemical burns, heat stroke, pregnancy, exhaustion and shock. There are also, unfortunately, situations where it may be necessary to handle deceased adults and children in various stages of decomposition recovered from the sea.

This contract will commence in Jan 2017 following a sourcing exercise based on written quotation. The purpose of this document is to make the Statement of Requirements and a small number of questions available and to invite potential suppliers to confirm they can fully meet the requirements by providing a written response to the questions and quotation on that basis. Those potential suppliers are invited to send an email to Janine Melia, Home office Commercial: Janine.Melia@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk, confirming their interest in this opportunity and providing brief details of their ability to meet the requirement, responses to the questions and in addition an itemised quotation. Emails should be submitted by Thursday 01 December 2016.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Janine Melia

Address

3rd Floor Block C, Soapworks
Salford
M5 3FS
England

Telephone

07880473007

Email

janine.melia@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk