UK Border Force: Contracts

(asked on 18th July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what due diligence is undertaken by Border Force in relation to sub-contracting of private security services to deliver public contracts.


Answered by
Kevin Foster Portrait
Kevin Foster
This question was answered on 25th July 2022

Due diligence is an ongoing process carried out during a procurement exercise and varies depending upon the nature and size of the contract being procured. Typical areas considered as part of the selection and due diligence of a potential supplier could include:

  • Financial standing
  • Past performance
  • Capability
  • Experience
  • Security/Cyber Security
  • Whether there are grounds to exclude a supplier
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