Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Medical Services for BF Custody Suites
Authority: Home Office (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBorder 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
CPV: Medical specialist services · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office
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
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Sept 2022, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2023, 18:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C23859- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009714- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03672eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Border Force invite bidders to express an interest in this procurement opportunity. To register your interest in this procurement please submit your interest to BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk. Quoting reference C23859: Border Force Medical Services Custody Suites ITT before the closing date following the instructions below: The Home Office eSourcing portal (Jaggaer) is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to register your interest: a) To express an interest, bidders must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing portal. If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the Registering 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 expressing an interest The title of email should be: C23859: Border Force Medical Services Custody Suites ITT Email to include: Organisation Name, Contact Name, Contact Email, Telephone Number. Bidders that express an interest in this procurement will be required to return a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to being given access to the event. Once the signed NDA is received by the Authority, the Authority will grant access to the Jaggaer event where the bidder will be able to access all relevant documentation.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 11 May 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 May 2023, 08:00 BST
Timeline
14 Nov 2022 → 12 May 2023 · 4 dates- Next notice expected14 Nov 2022
- Notice published3 Apr 2023, 18:23 BST
- Submission deadline11 May 2023, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened12 May 2023, 08:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2022- Buyer details updated15 Sept 2022, 15:55 BST
- Status changed to active3 Apr 2023, 18:23 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Apr 2023, 18:23 BST
- Deadline published: 11 May 2023, 17:00 BST3 Apr 2023, 18:23 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Apr 2023, 18:23 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextDescription · Section II.2.4 | — | 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 … |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentContracting authorityRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria