C24612- Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery & Detention Services

Description

The Home Department acting through Border Force has the power to detain vehicles where it is identified that the owner/hirer have an outstanding debt to a penalty levied under the Civil Penalty Regime. These provisions allow the Authority to issue legal paperwork and for the vehicle (including its content) to be taken into formal detention. Border Force is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) recovery and detention services. The contract will be for the Supplier to recover vehicles nationally and then store the vehicles until the Authority mandates their release or sale. The Contract will have an initial term of 24 months, with an option to extend for an additional 12 months. Additional information: The Home Office uses an eSourcing toolkit to enable its sourcing activities to be conducted over the internet. The procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the link 'To register click here'. Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation being registered and who will be entering into a commercial agreement if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This can be done by searching for the procurement title "itt_1025 - Provision of Heavy Goods Vehicle Recovery and Detention Services". Once an expression of interest has been received, Invitation to Tender documents will be made available via the portal, subject to parties signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).