Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Home Office, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
IRC Procurement Team
IRCsCommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from 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
Contract for the provision of operational, management, maintenance and related works and services at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98341000 - Accommodation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority is responsible under the Immigration Act 1971, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Nationality Immigration, Asylum Act 2002 and the Immigration Act 2014, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons (Detainees). The Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre will form one of seven Immigration Removal Centres with a total capacity of approximately 3,000 Detainees. The Yarl’s Wood IRC currently houses around 410 detainees and houses three different populations.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45300000 - Building installation work
- 45400000 - Building completion work
- 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
- 79710000 - Security services
- 79713000 - Guard services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 90911100 - Accommodation cleaning services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98131000 - Religious services
- 98341000 - Accommodation services
- 98341110 - Housekeeping services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1FD
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority seeks a commercial partner to provide works and services at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre with an operating capacity of 410 and accommodating both male and female detainees. Services required include: (but are not limited to):
a. Overall management of the site;
b. Security and guarding;
c. Welfare and general care;
d. Local escorting and hospital bed watches;
e. Provision of furniture and equipment;
f. Facilities Management and cleaning services;
g. Landscaping;
h. Design and renovation works and services of the IRC facility
The potential length of contract will be 6 years from service commencement, with options to extend, possibly for up to a further 4 years.
two.2.14) Additional information
An Industry Day will be held for interested Suppliers on 6th November 2023 (subject to change). This Industry Day will be held virtually. Further details for the Industry Day will be issued to the prospective bidders once they have emailed the IRCsCommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk email and signed an NDA.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
18 October 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Home Office eSourcing is used for sourcing activities. Please complete the following steps below to register your interest:
1. To express an 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 Here' link . Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
2. Email: IRCsCommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
Title of email: Yarl’s Wood IRC Procurement - Expression of Interest,
Email to include: Organisation name, Contact name, E-mail address and telephone number.
Once above steps are completed, documents will be made available via the portal, subject to parties signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
A Virtual Industry Day will be held for interested Suppliers on 6 November 2023 (subject to change). Further details for the Industry Day to follow upon receipt of a signed NDA.
The contract falls under Regulation 74 of and Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. As a result, the Authority has determined the procurement procedure that is being followed. The Authority will ensure that the procurement procedure is at least sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of Bidders.