Estimated Value
Up to £0
Deadline
Not specified
Published
5 June 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
A procurement is being considered for the provision of an Independent Medical Advice Service (IMAS), which will deliver independent, expert medical advice to support asylum and wider immigration decision-making. The service will support caseworkers in circumstances where medical evidence is presented, and specialist clinical input is required to inform decision making.
Advice may include consideration of physical and mental health matters relevant to individual cases. The Authority is seeking to engage with organisations capable of delivering responsive, reliable and independent medical advisory services, providing objective medical input to support operational decision making.
The anticipated service scope may include: • Independent clinical review and advice based on submitted medical information. • Provision of medical opinion to support casework decision where clinical expertise is required. • Delivery of advice within agreed service standards and timescales. • Appropriate clinical governance, quality assurance and information handling arrangements. The purpose of this engagement is to better understand market capability, capacity, delivery models, and commercial approaches available to support the future service.
Additional details
Further information regarding service requirements, volumes and operational arrangement may be shared with interested organisation as part of subsequent engagement activity. Please refer to “Engagement process description” below.
For the purposes of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, the estimated contract value has been listed as £0. This is a placeholder and does not reflect the anticipated value of the contract.
The total contract value is currently being developed internally and will be communicated to the market via the appropriate Tender Notice once the estimate has been finalised. The content of this Notice, including the nature of works and indicative timeline, are subject to change and does not commit the Authority to commence any procurement process.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
6 contracts wonlatest 15 Apr 2026£454,633
total awarded
- 2
Deloitte LLP
5 contracts wonlatest 7 Oct 2026ends 27 May 2030£382m
total awarded
- 3
The Police Treatment Centres
£994,000
total awarded
- 4
Kainos Software Limited
4 contracts wonlatest 7 Aug 2026ends 1 Sept 2030£308m
total awarded
- 5
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
3 contracts wonlatest 29 Sept 2026ends 31 Aug 2026£174m
total awarded
SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Published
5 June 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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