SO18753 - Provision of Responsible Adult Services

Border Force officers at Southend Airport are regularly involved in caring of minors and vulnerable adults, as part of their duty of care obligation. Primarily, this function is required for immigration and PCEA custody cases. Under the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984, it states that minors and vulnerable adults should have the availability of an appropriate adult when in custody. Under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Border Force must provide a responsible adult for minors, under the age of 18 years old. Therefore a contract needs to be put in place at Southend Airport to ensure that this service is readily available.

Border Force require a 12 month contract to be put in place with a sole supplier, who will provide appropriate Responsible Adult Services at Southend Airport.

Additional information: Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’.

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, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so at the Invitation to Tender stage.

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, you will need to express an interest for SO18753 - Provision of Responsible Adult Services.

This is done by emailing: ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Your email must clearly state:

• the name of this procurement - SO18753 Provision of Responsible Adult Services. • the name of the registered supplier; and • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will then process this email and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

The Invitation to Tender will be issued by close of play, 24th of May 2016 and therefore suppliers can register on the e-Sourcing Suite between the issue date of this Contracts Finder advert and the deadline for submission of a Quotation which is 15:00 on Tuesday 31st May 2016.

It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Quote and have a sufficient amount of time to respond.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Helpdesk on: Freephone: 0345 010 3503 Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk