Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Home Office, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Border Force Procurement Team
BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
www.gov.uk/home-office
Reference number
2022-042794
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK.
The scope of the tender is for the provision of healthcare in a Border Force (Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)) Customs Custody environment.
This places a specific legal responsibility on the custody officer (usually a Border Force officer) who is responsible for ensuring the legal process is discharged and who has a strict duty of care to all detainees under the PACE 1984 and its Codes of Practice.
PACE Code C sets out the requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects not related to terrorism. In addition, it provides a legislative framework for Border Force Customs Custody staff as to when it is appropriate to access medical attention
The scope of work is to provide a clinical health care service 24/7 365 days per year across Border Force (BF) Customs custody suites. The service provider is required to fulfil the healthcare requirements of BF, including the handling, processing, recording and reporting of request for service at the required locations. The clinical staff must hold the appropriate qualifications, skill and knowledge to provide the appropriate care, clinical advice and treatment required by individuals.
Clinical staff must be available, when required, to provide the following:
Clinical advice by telephone
Clinical advice by attendance
Assess the fitness of individuals.
Fitness for Interview
Advice at an alternative location
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-025327
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
Section II.2.4
Place of text to be modified
Description
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Border Force invite suppliers to express an interest in this procurement opportunity. To register your interest in this procurement please submit your interest submit your interest to BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk. Quoting reference C23859: Border Force Medical Services Custody Suites before the closing date following the instructions in Part II.9
II.9) Additional Information
The Home Office eSourcing portal is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to register your interest:
a) To express and interest, participants must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the Register Link. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
b) Email: BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk
Title of email: C23859: Border Force Medical Services Custody Suites
Email to include: Organisation Name, Contact Name, Contact Email, Telephone Number.
II.10) Industry Day
Border Force intend on holding a virtual market engagement event with suppliers that express an interest in this procurement during October 2022. To participate in this event, when registering your interest in this procurement please could we ask that the following is provided:
• Your organisation name.
• Full names of attendees (maximum of 2 per organisation);
• Email address and a contact number for each attendee.
Suppliers that express an interest in this procurement will be required to return a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to the market engagement event.