Published date: 21 February 2025
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Closing: 5 March 2025, 12pm
Contract summary
Industry
Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies - 33940000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£1,300,000
Procurement reference
tender_467908/1446550
Published date
21 February 2025
Closing date
5 March 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
2 June 2025
Contract end date
1 June 2027
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
What is an open procedure (above threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Opportunity:
Following on from the market engagement notice in late 2024, The Home Office now invites suppliers to submit tenders for a Mass Fatality Capability Resilience Storage Framework.
In the event of a major incident resulting in a large number of fatalities which could overwhelm existing body storage capacity the Home Office would provide contingency support to the requesting local authority. The Home Office seeks to replace its current capability with a more efficient operating model. This opportunity will support the Home Offices strategy.
The initial term is 2 years, with the options to extend yearly for up to 2 additional years (2+1+1).
Our vision
We believe a multiple lot framework agreement would be best suited to meet the demands of this capability. Suppliers offering alternative solutions will bid for a place on a capability lot, this will involve suppliers maintaining access to provisions which could be called upon for deployment by the Authority. These aims will be delivered with the responses of this document in mind to ensure that we consider any novel and/or unique approach that could be utilised as a solution.
The scope for this provision is predominantly England, however there is a possibility that the Devolved Administration Governments (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) may also enrol.
We will outline the configuration of our core requirement of storage for up to 700 fatalities across three phases (although the authority may adjust the planned fatalities storage of one or more phases to ensure a successful core requirement is delivered). Each phase will be put to the market as separate lots, although we would welcome multiple bids if relevant and the supplier is able to offer a viable to solution to multiple.
Soft Shell:
We plan to have a minimum call-off storage of 100 fatalities for the 'soft shell' portable temporary body storage (including some bariatric). Soft shell may require cover for adverse weather and should be deployable within twenty-four hours.
Hard Shell:
Hard shell may be similar to the existing ISO container body storage units ("hard shell"). The characteristic of this phase is that units should remain versatile and robust to all weather events and may require hard standing. They offer refrigeration and have the ability to freeze. They should provide storage of up to 150 of the deceased (including bariatric). Delivery and assembly should take no longer than three days.
Temporary Building:
The final tier relates to an alternative building/ structure that could be housed outside independently, similar to Nightingale hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. They should allow both refrigeration and freezing. The core requirement will be at least 450 fatalities including bariatric and/ or fragmented fatalities. This will need to be deployed within 5 days.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
RFI - Multi-level, Mass Fatalities Body Storage capability
Early engagementPublished 11 November 2024
Additional text
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This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's e-sourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-sourcing Portal.
If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. 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, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the e-sourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The e-mail will be processed and then the buyer will enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-sourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
For technical assistance on use of the e-sourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
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