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title: "Provision of Medical Services for BF Custody Suites"
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# Provision of Medical Services for BF Custody Suites

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-medical-services-for-bf-custody-suites-ocds-h6vhtk-03672e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Provision of Medical Services for BF Custody Suites". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 May 2023, 17:00 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:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 May 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical specialist services, Services provided by medical personnel
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-medical-services-for-bf-custody-suites-ocds-h6vhtk-03672e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03672e`

## 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/provision-of-medical-services-for-bf-custody-suites-ocds-h6vhtk-03672e#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/provision-of-medical-services-for-bf-custody-suites-ocds-h6vhtk-03672e#participate

## Description
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by
carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK.
The scope of the tender is for the provision of healthcare in a Border Force (Police and Criminal
Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)) Customs Custody environment.
This places a specific legal responsibility on the custody officer (usually a Border Force officer)
who is responsible for ensuring the legal process is discharged and who has a strict duty of care
to all detainees under the PACE 1984 and its Codes of Practice.
PACE Code C sets out the requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects
not related to terrorism. In addition, it provides a legislative framework for Border Force Customs
Custody staff as to when it is appropriate to access medical attention
The scope of work is to provide a clinical health care service 24/7 365 days per year across
Border Force (BF) Customs custody suites. The service provider is required to fulfil the healthcare
requirements of BF, including the handling, processing, recording and reporting of request for
service at the required locations. The clinical staff must hold the appropriate qualifications, skill
and knowledge to provide the appropriate care, clinical advice and treatment required by
individuals.
Clinical staff must be available, when required, to provide the following:
Clinical advice by telephone
Clinical advice by attendance
Assess the fitness of individuals.
Fitness for Interview
Advice at an alternative location

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85121200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK. The scope of the tender is for the provision of healthcare in a Border Fo...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009714-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-03T17:23:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:46:08.546Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03672e