Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-25
Buyer: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 38000000
Estimated value: 4000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-12-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority requires portable spectroscopes to help perform identification of visible ‘bulk’ chemicals which may be benign, hazardous and/or illegal. The chemicals may be located within legitimate cargo, postage/parcel consignments and personal effects but not concealed. In this context ‘bulk’ refers to substances which are visible to the naked eye and not in trace form.
The Authority's officers are exposed to personal risk when consignments they are inspecting contain substances which can be hazardous to health. The rising risk posed by Fentanyl is just one of the threats to Authority officers as they protect the UK border.
The Authority requires portable spectroscopes to help perform identification of visible ‘bulk’ chemicals which may be benign, hazardous and/or illegal. The chemicals may be located within legitimate cargo, postage/parcel consignments and personal effects but not concealed. In this context ‘bulk’ refers to substances which are visible to the naked eye and not in trace form.
The Authority operates in a variety of environments and requires portable technology that can be transported to where it is required. Inspection of consignments will take place in varied locations including a purposed examination room, freight shed, or within the depths of a ship.
The spectroscopes must have the ability to be used as ‘stand-off’ and penetrate a variety of packaging (‘Barriers’) to perform an analysis of the substance inside. In this context ‘stand-off’ refers to the ability to interrogate suspect packages without the need for direct contact with the target substance.
Real-time support or ‘reach-back’ services to enable a second opinion of the spectra produced by the Goods if the initial result is inconclusive or not in the Goods' library, library update services, training services and repair services shall be required.
X-ray technology or any technology which is captured by the Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 is specifically excluded from this procurement.
The Ministry of Justice, the British Transport Police, the Police Service Northern Ireland, the National Crime Agency, the Police and Crime Commissioners of the UK Police Forces listed in the following link https://police.uk/forces, and the Fire and Rescue organisations listed in the following link; http://www.cfoa.org.uk/frs?alpha shall also be Contracting Authorities of the Framework Agreement.
The Ministry of Justice, the British Transport Police, the Police Service Northern Ireland, the National Crime Agency, the Police and Crime Commissioners of the UK Police Forces listed in the following link https://police.uk/forces, and the Fire and Rescue organisations listed in the following link; http://www.cfoa.org.uk/frs?alpha shall also be Contracting Authorities.
To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS e-Sourcing’.
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, which will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am- supplier/respond-tender
Once registered, organisations wishing to take part must send an email to: detectiontechnologyprocurement@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk any time up to, but no later than 17:00 GMT on 17.12.2017.
The email should be entitled Framework Agreement for the Supply of Spectroscopes and Support Services and contain the following details: your organisation's name, your contact name, e-mail address and telephone number. Organisations will then receive details of how to access and complete the online Request for Proposal (RFP).
Any expressions of interest not submitted in the required form (or containing the requested information) may be rejected.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite contact Crown Commercial Service Help-desk: freephone: +44 3450103503 / email: supplier@ccs.gsi.gov.uk


Award value: 4000000