Published date: 15 March 2023
Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.
Contract summary
Industry
Courier services - 64120000
Location of contract
CT19 4RH
Value of contract
£0 to £2,000,000
Procurement reference
CF-0303000D58000000L5A4EAK
Published date
15 March 2023
Approach to market date
14 March 2023
Contract start date
1 October 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2028
Contract type
Not specified
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Border Force, acting through the Home Office, are seeking a supplier to provide the secure collection & transportation of High Risk High Value (HRHV) items seized by them, HM Revenue & Customs, National Crime Agency and other enforcement agencies within the UK (including Northern Ireland and Juxtaposed Ports). Transportation takes place between the point of seizure (ports, airports and inland locations) to a storage location; and from storage location to disposal (by a waste contractor); other movements may also take place. The service can be provided by a single supplier or a managed-service but the mode of transportation must meet the security required for the goods being moved. For some items Border Force currently use a service that meets "Cash in Transit" security levels.
More information
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Further information can be found within the Prior Information Notice on the Find A Tender portal at :
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007451-2023?
Companies which are able to offer a service solution and provide the required services are requested to send an expression of interest to Neil Humphries, Home Office Commercial at neil.humphries@homeoffice.gov.uk. An initial Supplier Questionnaire will be sent to all entities expressing an interest in this Prior Information Notice. Further opportunity to discuss these responses in single supplier engagement meetings will be considered after the expression of interest date has past. There is no closing date for expressions of interest but for the purposes of Supplier input into the shape and scope of the tender, please ensure you contact the Authority as early as possible and before 17:00 on 24th March 2023. Supplier questionnaires received after this date will not be considered.
About the buyer
Contact name
Neil Humphries
Address
Martello House Shearway Rd
Folkestone
CT19 4RH
UK
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Approach to market date: 14 March 2023
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