Published date: 24 December 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Explosives - 24600000

  • Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 35000000

  • Explosives detection system - 38546000

    • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

    • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

    • Research and Development services on security and defence materials - 73400000

    • Test and evaluation of security equipment - 73431000

    • Administration, defence and social security services - 75000000

    • Civil defence services - 75222000

    • Security services - 79710000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£560,000

Procurement reference

BIP457496451

Published date

24 December 2019

Closing date

20 January 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Requirements for the Provision of a Third Party Certifier and Quality Assurer of Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs) - Regulated under the UK National Aviation Security Programme (NASP)

Under the National Aviation Security Programme (NASP), the UK has an Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) capability which requires dog and handler teams to be certified and a commitment to regular Quality Assurance (QA) to maintain standards. It is proposed that in future the certification and QA functions should be carried out by a third party accredited by the CAA on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT). Under this arrangement, CAA will maintain oversight of the third party certification/QA provider on a continuous basis and will be responsible for ensuring that the process operates effectively. The overall policy on the use of EDD will continue to be owned by DfT.

There will be additional expert input from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) who currently undertake FREDDs certification and QA on behalf of DfT

The certification and quality assurance activity is moving from a proof of concept stage and into the commercial market where, based on levels of interest already indicated by FREDDs teams, are expected to show considerable growth. There are also the potential benefits of anticipated expansion of regulated EDD provision in the UK to be considered.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Aviation House
Beehive Ring Road
Crawley
RH6 0YR
UK

Telephone

+443301382256

Email

jo.cottell@caa.co.uk