Published date: 2 November 2021

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: 12 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial quality control services - 71731000

  • System quality assurance planning services - 72224200

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

Location of contract

West Midlands, London

Value of contract

£1 to £20,000

Procurement reference

C21735

Published date

2 November 2021

Closing date

12 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

4 December 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Forensic Information Databases Service (FINDS) that sits within the Home Office require the services of a UKAS accredited certification body to perform audits and to provide certification to ISO 9001.

Suppliers interested in this opportunity must be appropriately UKAS (www.ukas.com) accredited and must have or be willing to secure clearance to SC level and NPPV clearance for its auditors in order to be considered for this opportunity.

To express interest in this opportunity and be invited to the tender exercise, please email chris.penny1@homeoffice.gov.uk no later than midday 12th November 2021. In the subject line to your email please state "C21735 Expression of Interest FINDS ISO Auditing Services" and in the body text, confirm your interest. Further instruction will follow in respect of registration to the Home Office tenders portal through which the exercise will be conducted.

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Penny

Address

Peel Building, Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England

Email

chris.penny1@homeoffice.gov.uk