Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2018-10-06
Buyer: The 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
Submission deadline: 2018-10-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Procurement of up to a maximum of 10 (but at least 5) modern vehicle-based gamma and neutron radiation detection systems for various national security and radiological and nuclear counter-terrorism activities. The Home Office is seeking to procure vehicle-based search and detection systems and associated up-fitting and maintenance requirements. Bidders will need to be prepared to meet all costs associated with bidding, including the submission of technical/commercial documentation and to enable a robust evaluation, and any other reasonable requests to expedite the submission and evaluation of bids. The contract will commence 22.11.2018. The term of the contract will be for 16 months.
Procurement of up to a maximum of 10 (but at least 5) modern vehicle-based gamma and neutron radiation detection systems for various national security and radiological and nuclear counter-terrorism activities. The Home Office is seeking to procure vehicle-based search and detection systems and associated up-fitting and maintenance requirements.
All staff working on this project must be “security cleared” at the appropriate level (currently SC). Those who do not hold the relevant clearance must be willing to be cleared as SC level. Bidders will need to be prepared to meet all costs associated with bidding, including the submission of technical/commercial documentation and to enable a robust evaluation, and any other reasonable requests to expedite the submission and evaluation of bids. The contract will commence 22.11.2018. The term of the contract will be for 16 months.
Procurement of up to a maximum of 10 (but at least 5) modern vehicle-based gamma and neutron radiation detection systems for various national security and radiological and nuclear counter-terrorism activities. The Home Office is seeking to procure vehicle-based search and detection systems and associated up-fitting and maintenance requirements.
Bidders will need to be prepared to meet all costs associated with bidding, including the submission of technical/commercial documentation and to enable a robust evaluation, and any other reasonable requests to expedite the submission and evaluation of bids. The contract will commence 22.11.2018. The term of the contract will be for 16 months.
Procurement of up to a maximum of 10 (but at least 5) modern vehicle-based gamma and neutron radiation detection systems for various national security and radiological and nuclear counter-terrorism activities. The Home Office is seeking to procure vehicle-based search and detection systems and associated up-fitting and maintenance requirements. All Staff working on this project must be “security cleared” at the appropriate level (currently SC). Those who do not hold the relevant clearance must be willing to be cleared at “SC Level”. Bidders will need to be prepared to meet all costs associated with bidding, including the submission of technical/commercial documentation and to enable a robust evaluation, and any other reasonable requests to expedite the submission and evaluation of bids.
Procurement of up to a maximum of 10 (but at least 5) modern vehicle-based gamma and neutron radiation detection systems for various national security and radiological and nuclear counter-terrorism activities. The Home Office is seeking to procure vehicle-based search and detection systems and associated up-fitting and maintenance requirements. Bidders will need to be prepared to meet all costs associated with bidding, including the submission of technical/commercial documentation and to enable a robust evaluation, and any other reasonable requests to expedite the submission and evaluation of bids.
In order to ensure a considered response to any request for clarification, the last date upon which a supplier can submit clarification is 12:00 25.9.2018. Please note, suppliers will be required to sign Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Access to the documents will not be granted without a signed NDA. It is a requirement for this procurement activity that the delivery of the minimum number of detection systems (quantity 5) must be on or before 31.3.2019; and that a User Trial forms part of the evaluation process and as such Bidders must be able to provide a representative demonstration of the system user interface (representing real world scenarios) to a location in the UK (specific site to be advised) on 15.10.2018.
In order to ensure a considered response to any request for clarification, the last date upon which a supplier can submit clarification is 12:00 9.10.2018. Please note, suppliers will be required to sign Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Access to the documents will not be granted without a signed NDA. It is a requirement for this procurement activity that the delivery of the minimum number of detection systems (quantity 5) must be on or before 31.3.2019; and that a User Trial forms part of the evaluation process and as such Bidders must be able to provide a representative demonstration of the system user interface (representing real world scenarios) to a location in the UK (specific site to be advised) on 22.10.2018.