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ClosedStage · preprocurement

Home Office

Operational management / related services at the Home Office Border Force Disembarkation and SOLAS (Saving of Lives at Sea) centre at Western Jet Foil (Dover) and National Reception Centre in Manston, Kent.

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Value£700.0m
Deadline2 Feb 2024
Published4 Dec 2023
RegionSouth East
Timeline
Published 4 Dec 2023ClosedCloses 2 Feb 2024
Contract value in context
£700.0mtotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£756.0m

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The brief

The purpose of the Disembarkation and SOLAS centre at Western Jet Foil and the National Reception Centre at Manston are to register and process individuals arriving in the UK on small boats from across the English Channel.

The aim of these centres is to provide a safe and secure environment, allowing Border Force to process arrivals with dignity and respect.

The Home Office is currently transforming the site at Manston to establish permanent, purpose-built facilities, coordinated by the Manston Transformation Programme.

The Programme is looking for partner(s) to deliver a suitable operation and wrap around services for the operations at Western Jet Foil and Manston, plus Medical Services, for an initial term of 6 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 x 24 month periods.

The value of this PIN is for the initial term of 6 years.

The content of this PIN, including the nature of works, services and estimated value, may be subject to change.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The aim of these centres is

The aim of these centres is to provide a safe and secure environment, allowing Border Force to process arrivals with dignity and respect.

02

The Programme is looking for partner(s)

The Programme is looking for partner(s) to deliver a suitable operation and wrap around services for the operations at Western Jet Foil and Manston, plus Medical Services, for an initial term of 6 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 x 24 month periods.

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Stage
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