Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-06
Buyer: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Country: UK
Region: NORD - PAS-DE-CALAIS
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 35100000: Emergency and security equipment
Estimated value: 600000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework Agreement for the Supply and Maintenance of CO2 Detection Analysers. The Home Office Border Force uses modified CO2 Detection Analysers to detect the presence of persons stowed within the loads of a freight vehicle. This is not a requirement for personal safety purposes.
The Authority requires a framework agreement for the supply and maintenance of Carbon Dioxide Gas Analysers (‘Analysers’) which must be of a light weight compact but robust design suitable for use within a seaport environment for the detection of illegal migrants stowed within freight vehicle trailers. Authority officers are issued with Analysers to screen roll-on roll-off freight trailers and containers for the presence of illegal migrants. An adapted ski pole is connected to the Analyser to sample the air inside of the freight trailers. Analyser must therefore be capable of operating in conjunction with this method of gas sampling and must be able to accommodate a CPC connector attachment (RS Components Stock No. 387-2482, Part No. MC2202) or an alternative connector of an equivalent specification which must be provided by the Supplier. The Analyser with the connector will be attached to the adapted ski pole by the Authority using 6mm clear AlteVin Industrial PVC Tubing, 3.00mm bore, 1.5mm walls together with a series of syringe filters to complete the assembly.
Bidders offering Analysers which are declared compliant with the Authoritys specification through their RFP responses will be invited to provide two (2) Analysers for the purposes of a field trial which will form part the technical evaluation process.
The procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. 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, who 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 12:00 on 14.12.2016.
The email should be entitled Framework Agreement for CO2 Detection Analysers 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: 600000