Official UK procurement notice
Haslar IRC - Operator Service Procurement
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the provision of operational, management, maintenance and related works and services at Haslar IRC
- Not divided into lots: The Authority considered lotting, however following assessment of all options, it was determined that the most appropriate route to go to market is a single managed service.
CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Accommodation services · Building and facilities management services · Canteen and catering services · Education and training services · Guard services · Housekeeping services · Landscaping work · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Religious services · Security services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: A weighted Price per Quality Point award criteria will be applied.
- Price: A weighted Price per Quality Point award criteria will be applied.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 15:19 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048866- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054973Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Home Office eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to participate in this procurement:
- Register on the Home Office Portal
If you have not already registered, this can be done online at:
homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
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, and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
- Complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
This can be done online at:
homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/go/84680008019855EE7429 ↗
- Upload completed NDA
You will be required to download the NDA form, complete and sign, and upload to the Portal.
Once the above steps are completed, access to the ITT documents and Data Room of resources will be made available via the Portal.
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 1 Jun 2027 · 9 dates- Planning notice published16 Jun 2025, 15:19 BST
- Next notice expected24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification questions by394 days ago25 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline372 days ago17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent114 days ago3 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published92 days ago24 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 16 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 219 days1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
14 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025- Pipeline notice published16 Jun 2025, 15:19 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 16:00 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £110,000,00014 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Status changed to active14 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST14 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Tender notice published19 Aug 2025, 10:11 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Sept 2025, 11:41 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST26 Sept 2025, 11:41 BST+8 days · was 9 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Contract award notice published6 Jul 2026, 16:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2026, 16:54 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published24 Jul 2026, 15:23 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 26 Sept 2025
- 2025-08: 2 releases · 14 Aug 2025, 19 Aug 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions LtdHaslar IRC - Operator Service1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032Extensions: The length of contract will be 6 years from service commencement, with an intial term of 4 years and an option to extend for up to a further 2 years. · Options: An option to include an additional 470 beds within this contract at a future point in time may be invoked but is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of the Authority · Amended: The Authority has extended the standstill period and confirms that it will not enter into the contract before 27 July 2026. · Amended: The Authority has extended the standstill period and confirms that it will not enter into the contract before before 6 August 2026. | £63,968,042 | 3 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winMitie Care & Custody Ltd · Greater London
- did not winManagement & Training Corporation Limited · Greater London
- did not winEcolog-4Merit (Ecolog International (UK) Limited & 4Merit Immigration Limited) · Greater London
- wonCIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions Ltd · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
- Ecolog-4Merit (Ecolog International (UK) Limited & 4Merit Immigration Limited)Bidder / tenderer
- Management & Training Corporation LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Mitie Care & Custody LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender