HMRC and The Home Office acting through Border Force are giving potential suppliers notification of an emerging requirement for national haulage and storage services.

HMRC is seeking to engage a supplier to provide services at one or a number of UK inland locations on a permanent basis. The supplier(s) will establish and operate inland depots and storage locations for sea, air, road and rail freight. Imported goods will be directed securely to the inland facilities for a detailed inspection and may then subsequently be wholly or partially released, stored pending further process, and/or ultimately disposed.

Estimated total value of the entire Lot 1 agreement is:

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between 50 000 000 and 150 000 000 GBP.

Border Force is a Directorate of the Home Office. Border Force intends to establish one or more contracting vehicle(s) for the provision of services for the Haulage and Storage (including commercial storage) of seized goods and vehicles. The resulting contract(s) will form part of Border Force’s Haulage, Storage and Disposals (HSD) suite of contracts, additionally used by HMRC and the National Crime Agency.

The following goods are expected to be within the scope of this service provision (this list is not exhaustive):

— Cigarettes and tobacco products,

— Alcohol products,

— Vehicles including cars, light commercial vehicles, HGVs, plant, coaches, caravans, boats and aircraft,

— Products of Animal Origin and Plant Based Goods,

— Counterfeit products, including electrical items, clothing and footwear,

— Packaging materials,

— Other miscellaneous goods,

— Items used to aid illicit entry in to the UK i.e. goods used as cover loads.