This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to provide assistance to Border Force officers in providing technical examination to commercial freight vehicles; passenger vehicles including coaches and private light goods vehicles; and heavy duty machinery carried/transported by a vehicle.
The Supplier will have access to a network of technicians with the skills, knowledge and equipment to deal with a wide range of vehicle makes and models.
The Supplier will be required to examine, disassemble and reassemble, remove and refit vehicle components such as, refrigeration units, tyres, fuel tanks, axles, computerised systems, as well as any other works as agreed between the Buyer and Supplier.
The service will be required to be delivered anywhere in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Juxtaposed controls in Coquelles (France).
The Buyer does not guarantee future demand for this requirement. For information purposes, the ports which may utilise this service, include but are not limited to:
• Dover
• Liverpool
• Plymouth
• Poole
• Gatwick
• Killingholme
• Bristol
• Cardiff
• Immingham
• Liverpool
• Felixstowe
The contract will be required to be in place by June 2026.
This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work.
The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expect to be from late February 2026.
The tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders
must therefore ensure they have registered: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/