Supply of Method of Entry Equipment

The Home Office, Border Force and Immigration Enforcement, has identified a range of role specific method of entry equipment specifically for use by approximately 1000 staff undertaking their enforcement role within the UK.

Equipment will be used in different roles within the Home Office enabling forced entry to vehicles, freight or premises for the safe apprehension of potential offenders or contraband.

Staff will access premises for the purposes of identifying and apprehending suspected immigration offenders. All searches may be to insecure environs and staff will prepare themselves based on perceived risks. Staff will be involved in searching cargo, baggage and vehicles at ports across the UK and engaging with travelling public.

The current supply contract has reached a natural end and we are seeking to identify, through tender, a new supplier that can meet the current needs of the organisation but that has the flexibility to support us as demand changes.

The authority is keen to identify a single source for all items listed but the supplier must have a flexible approach to supply, identifying alternative products that meet the specification.

Additional information: Expressions of Interest are sought from organisations who will need to: 1. E-mail the Uniform@crowncommercial.gov.uk confirming their interest 2. Register on the Emptoris e-tender portal to receive the document suite. Full details re. how to do this are included in the attached documents.

Organisations showing a formal interest, and who register on the portal, will be invited to participate in pre-market engagement with the Authority and will be issued with the ITT, when it is launched on 16th March 2016.