Public security, law and order services

Tender description

The Authority is responsible for the implementation of the UK Immigration Acts. The Sangatte Protocol and the Treaty of Le Touquet enable the Authority to exercise its immigration powers within defined UK Control Zones in France. The Authority has a requirement for a Contractor to provide security services to support its operational activities in the Ports of Calais, Dunkerque and Coquelles under Sections 40 and 41 of the UK Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 which allows for the examination of vehicles by an agent appointed by the Crown and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 which provide powers to agents appointed by the Crown to detain people seeking to evade the immigration control. The scope of the requirement is for the provision of a total of forty (40) Authorised Search Officers, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Three (3) of the Authorised Search Officers must also be trained as Detainee Custody Officers. The Authorised Search Officers will search vehicles by using detection technology or by working collaboratively with another Contractor which provides detection dog teams and undertake escorting functions which may require the detention of an individual pending the arrival of a Border Force Officer. The Detainee Custody Officers (‘DCO’) will provide detention services at the Holding Room at Dunkerque Port as specified in Part VIII of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.