International Strategy and Capabilities (ISC) Specialist Support and Resource Framework Agreement

The International Strategy and Capabilities (ISC) sits in the International Directorate of the Home Office (HO). ISC delivers strategic capability development programmes overseas on behalf of the Home Office. Their remit also includes responsibility of the Department's Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget and is the UK hub for the Home Office's overseas network. Their work focuses on delivering long-term capability enhancement programmes that support high priority HO and broader HM Government (HMG) international security policy objectives. ISC is the Home Office's centre of excellence in delivering such programmes overseas.

This Framework Agreement is the second agreement to be put in place by ISC to help deliver its capability programmes overseas and will seek to appoint suitably qualified and experienced organisations who can provide the following services apportioned into Lots:

- Lot 1: Turnkey Solution (encompassing all requirements in the framework scope)

- Lot 2: Thematic Experts to provide Strategic Advice across 5 sub-lots (2A - Policing; 2B - Civil Defence; 2C - Cyber Security; 2D - Strategic Intelligence and Threat Assessment, and; 2E - Borders, Migration and Asylum

- Lot 3: Programme and Project Support (provision of Project/Programme resources/services UK and Overseas)

- Lot 4: Operational Support for deployed resources across 5 sub-lots (4A - Accommodation overseas; 4B - Vehicle Hire overseas; 4C - Secure Transport overseas; 4D - Personal and Site Security, and; 4E - Duty of Care Items)

Interested parties will be required to complete a non-disclosure agreement before accessing the procurement documents. See additional information section for further details.

Additional information: Under regulations 53(4) and 21(3), the authority will require interested parties to complete a non-disclosure agreement on the Home Office eSourcing portal (address in Section I.3 of this notice), before obtaining free, direct access to the full procurement documents in order to protect the confidential nature the requirements.

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority's eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing 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 eSourcing Portal, ppq_190 Titled: 'C21170 - ISC Specialist Support & Resource Framework - Non Disclosure Agreement ' will become visible to you in the PQQ section. You will be required to complete the non-disclosure agreement and returning using the messaging function as an attachment, within the PQQ on the eSourcing portal before gaining access to the selection questionnaire and procurement documents.

For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at [email protected] or 0800 069 8630 (08.00-18.00).

The closing date for completed selection questionnaire submissions will be 6th December 2021 at 12.00 Midday GMT. Non-disclosure agreements should be completed as early as possible to allow sufficient time to complete the selection questionnaire which is the responsibility of interested parties.

In light of the situation with Covid-19 we reserve the right to delay or adjust our timetables or such other aspects of the procurement as we consider appropriate. We will therefore keep the situation under constant review and will notify all bidders of any changes as and when these are required.

The authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of this procurement. The authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract; make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition; remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of the requirements; and accept or reject any tender.