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title: "Heathrow IRC Operator Services"
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# Heathrow IRC Operator Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heathrow-irc-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050b69). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Heathrow IRC Operator Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £901,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/home-office-gov-d16)
- **Published Value:** £901,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accommodation cleaning services, Accommodation services, Building and facilities management services, Canteen and catering services, Education and training services (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heathrow-irc-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050b69#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050b69`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heathrow-irc-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050b69#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomeoffice.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heathrow-irc-operator-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050b69#participate

## Description
The Authority is responsible, under statutory obligations including the Immigration Act 1971, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and the Immigration Act 2014, for detaining and/or enforcing the removal of certain persons.
Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) is Europe’s largest immigration detention facility, providing a contracted capacity of 1093 beds, and is made up of two sites: Harmondsworth (754 beds); and Colnbrook (339 beds). Heathrow IRC accepts around 12,000 detained individuals every year and provides crucial strategic and operational benefits to the Home Office.
The Authority is seeking a commercial partner to operate the Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre, with the required services including but not limited to:
a)	security services;
b)	canteen and catering services;
c)	special-purpose road passenger-transport services;
d)	guard services;
e)	building and facilities management services;
f)	grounds maintenance services;
g)	education and training services;
h)	accommodation cleaning services;
i)	recreational, cultural and sporting services;
j)	religious services;
k)	accommodation services;
l)	housekeeping services; and
m)	administration, defence and social security services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55500000, 60130000, 77314000, 79710000, 79713000, 79993000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £901,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2028 to 31/03/2034
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024238-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-17T16:08:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:20:26.095Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050b69