Security services

Tender description

Contract for the provision of operational, management and maintenance services at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre. The authority is responsible, under the Immigration Act 1971 and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons (Detainees), being persons detained under the 1971 Act and assigned by the Authority to an Immigration Removal Centre from the United Kingdom. At any one time, approximately 3 400 detainees are held overnight in one of 7 Immigration Removal Centres, 2 residential Short-Term Holding Facilities, a Pre-Departure Accommodation (PDA), prisons and police stations across the United Kingdom. In addition, persons can be detained for shorter periods of time in Short Term Holding Facilities (Rooms) at Reporting Centres, air and sea ports, including locations overseas at the juxtaposed controls in Calais and Coquelles. The authority seeks a commercial partner to provide services at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre. Dungavel House has a maximum operating capacity of 200 and accommodates both male and female detainees. The requirement is to provide detention services for occupancy of 125 detainee places at Dungavel House. The maximum capacity of 200 detainee places allows for potential increase in future occupancy requirements. The estimated total contract value, if the increase from 125 to 200 detainees occurs, may rise from GBP 92.33 m to GBP 98.42 m (approx.). The estimated total contract value for the 125 detainee places covers detention services including (without limitation): overall management of the site, security and guarding services; safeguarding and welfare; well-being and cleaning; local escorting and hospital bed watches; recreational, sporting and educational facilities; healthcare provisions, catering and shop services; Religious and welfare facilities; provision of furniture and equipment; facilities management and cleaning services; and landscaping services. the same applies, in the event an increase in detainee places occurs. The length of contract will be 8 years from service commencement, with options to extend, for up to a further 2 years.