Contract for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes

Published

1 November 2023

Estimated value

£8,800,000

Place of performance

UK

Lots

1

Notice number

032293-2023

Reference

ocds-h6vhtk-0410ea

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 34980000Transport tickets
• 60000000Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
• 60400000Air transport services
• 60410000Scheduled air transport services
• 60423000Air-charter services
• 63000000Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
• 63516000Travel management services
• 63520000Transport agency services

Description

The Home Office is responsible, under UK legislation including but not limited to the Immigration Act 1971 and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons. It is necessary to provide sufficient travel methods (not exclusively air travel) to ensure that individuals with no legal basis to remain in the UK can be removed to overseas destinations. This includes ensuring those methods can accommodate vulnerable individuals, such as those with medical conditions, or those who refuse to comply with transfer. The Authority is seeking a commercial partner to provide a number of fully integrated services in regards to Travel. These services include (but are not limited to): - Providing a comprehensive travel service that complies with requirements and restrictions imposed by airlines in relation to immigration passengers on scheduled flights; - Providing tickets for Service Users, taking into account restrictions imposed by individual airlines; - Following detailed and specific individual airline procedures for obtaining refunds; - Managing relationships with the carriers to maximise cost-effective opportunities; - Provision of a compl…

Official publications

• FTS · 032293-2023 · 1 November 2023

Frequently asked questions

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