Open tenders / Health & social care
Planned procurement · Notice 084421-2026
Healthcare at Short-Term Holding Facilities
- Value
- Value not stated
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 6 Jan 2028 – 6 Jan 2033
In plain English
The Home Office is gathering supplier views ahead of buying healthcare services for people held for short periods (up to 24 hours) at short-term holding facilities and ports of entry across the UK, including airports, seaports and reporting centres. It is especially interested in remote healthcare - clinicians doing remote consultations plus the IT to support it - with a contract expected to start in early 2028 and indicative dates running to January 2033.
Good fit for: Healthcare providers supplying nurses, paramedics or GPs, and telehealth/remote consultation IT suppliers.
- This is early market engagement only, not a live tender - no value, deadline or procedure stated
- UK-wide coverage across multiple airport, seaport and reporting centre sites
- Services and start date are stated as subject to change
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
The Home Office seeks to engage suppliers for the provision of healthcare services at short-term holding facilities and ports of entry across the UK. These services will support individuals whilst detained for short periods of time including in, but not limited to, short-term holding facilities as defined under the Short-Term Holding Facilities Rules 2018 (as amended), where individuals can be held up to 24 hours. The Authority is seeking a flexible, responsive and value for money healthcare solution that meets the basic needs of individuals and can be flexible to different service environments; the short-term holding facilities are located at different location types across the UK which include Airports, Seaports, and Reporting Centres. Remote Healthcare Services: This market engagement aims to understand supplier capabilities and appetite, to further refine the Authority’s specification and gather feedback on the proposed approach of remote healthcare services. This includes gaining further understanding of both the provision of Clinicians to undertake remote consultations and the provision of IT infrastructure required to deliver a remote only healthcare service. The content of this Notice, including the nature of services and the start date of the contract, is subject to change. The contract is expected to commence in early 2028. The length of contract has not been confirmed yet. For the purposes of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, the estimated contract value has been listed as £0. This figure does not reflect the expected final value of the contract. The actual estimated value is currently being finalised and will be shared later.
Procedure: not stated. Published 7 Sep 2026.
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