Contract for the provision of operational, management, maintenance and related works and services at Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (IRC). Content of this PIN may be subject to change.

Tender description

The Authority is responsible, under statutory obligations including the Immigration Act 1971, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and the Immigration Act 2014, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons. At any one time, there is capacity for approximately 2,400 detained individuals to be held in one of seven Immigration Removal Centres, three residential Short-Term Holding Facilities, a Pre-Departure Accommodation (PDA), and prisons across the United Kingdom. Haslar IRC will, subject to ongoing works, ultimately have capacity to house a maximum of 600 adult males. Lot 1: The Authority seeks commercial partners to provide services at Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), with an initial operating capacity of 130 going up to 600 post-completion of ongoing refurbishment and construction works. The centre will only accommodate males. Services required include: (but are not limited to): i. Overall management of the site; ii. Security and guarding; iii. Welfare and general care; iv. Local escorting and hospital bed watches; v. Provision of furniture and equipment; vi. Facilities Management and cleaning services; The refurbishment and construction of the site is being delivered in two phases and the operating capacity of Phase 1 will be 130 which will increase to 600 on completion of Phase 2 construction. This contract covers the operation of the site at a capacity of 130. An option to include the additional 470 beds at a future point in time may be invoked but is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of the Authority. The estimated contract value of £110m (exc VAT) in this PIN only covers Phase 1 and does not include the value of the option to increase by 470 beds to phase 2 should this be enacted. The potential length of contract will be 6 years from service commencement, with a core term of 4 years and an option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The content of this PIN, including the nature of services and estimated value, may be subject to change. Additional information: Market engagement events will be held for interested Suppliers in February (subject to change). These will be held virtually. Further details of events to follow upon receipt of a signed NDA.