Contract for the provision of operational, management, maintenance and related works and services at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre.

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.

Additional information:

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. Estimated Total Contract Value £130m (6 years + up to 4 year optional extension):

The Home Office eSourcing is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the 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: …@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).

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 to follow upon receipt of a signed NDA.