Tender

Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery & Detention Services

  • Home Office

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-021124

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047c5d

Published 10 July 2024, 3:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Home Office

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

Email

detentionservicesprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/home-office

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery & Detention Services

Reference number

C24612

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60100000 - Road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short 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

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £255,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services
  • 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

17 October 2024

End date

16 October 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend the contract for an additional 12 months

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

8 August 2024

Local time

4:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

8 August 2024

Local time

4:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

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).

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Home Office

London

Country

United Kingdom