Published date: 16 December 2016

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Repair and maintenance services - 50000000

  • Radiation protection services - 90721600

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Procurement reference

HO_BF_RFI_CYC

Published date

16 December 2016

Closing date

23 February 2018


Description

The Home Office wishes to enter a market engagement exercise for its potential requirements for maintenance, support and the provision of mobile and fixed radiological and nuclear detection equipment across the UK and juxtaposed ports to detect and prevent the illicit importation of radiological and nuclear materials.

This requirement is with regards to detection equipment and related support services, however this component forms part of a larger, nationwide RN Detection capability which are and will be subject to separate commercial arrangements.

The Home Office seeks to engage with potential providers for their views on the following potential requirements:

• Establishment of a common, consistent service for the support and maintenance of fixed and mobile radiological/nuclear detection technologies, operational before March 2018.
• Replacement of a number of lanes of fixed detectors with a semi-portable detection solution that incorporates Gamma spectroscopy before March 2018.
• Make provision for the trial, deployment and introduction into service of enhancements to existing detection systems and new fixed and mobile detection technologies.
• As part of the Strategic Service Integration Project, the transition of the existing service to a disaggregated services model of which detection is a part of the whole system.

In order to provide your input to our market engagement exercise, the Home Office invites organisations to complete our pro forma and submit via our eSourcing Suite.

To gain access to the proforma and to submit a response, you must first be registered on the eSourcingSuite. If you have not already yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, it can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link "Supplier eSourcing Registration". Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation you are registering. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers

Once registered on the eSourcing Suite, you can get access to the proforma by emailing estelle.watts@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Your email should ask to be added to the event called "HO_BF_RFI_CYC" and you must include the name of the registered company, and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Home Office will then give you access to the event and the registered user will receive an email to confirm.

For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk on 0345 0103503.

As part of the market engagement exercise, the Home Office intends to invite some potential providers to participate in discussion on topics detailed in the pro forma between 11th and 12th January 2017.


More information

Additional text

If you would like to participate in the market engagement by meeting with the Authority, please complete the pro forma and submit it via the eSourcing Suite with reasonable notice of 11th and 12th January, ideally prior to 5pm on 4th January 2017. Please note that meetings are limited on 11/12 January but we may make provision for telephone calls on other dates.

Registering on the eSourcing Suite, providing a response (or not), or attending a meeting will not affect either negatively or positively your ability to participate in any possible, later procurements for these services/goods.
90721600 Radiation protection services
31642000 Electronic detection apparatus
35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
35113200 Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
35113300 Safety installations
35120000 Surveillance and security systems and Devices
35121000 Security equipment
38341000 Apparatus for measuring radiation
38430000 Detection and analysis apparatus
38546000 Explosives detection system
38546100 Bomb detectors
38581000 Baggage-scanning equipment
38940000 Nuclear evaluation instruments
45315100 Electrical engineering installation works
45316210 Installation of traffic monitoring equipment
48210000 Networking software package
48211000 Platform interconnectivity software package
50000000 Repair and maintenance services
50116100 Electrical-system repair services
50312300 Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
50312600 Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
50324100 System maintenance services
50324200 Preventive maintenance services
50343000 Repair and maintenance services of video equipment
50410000 Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
50530000 Repair and maintenance services of machinery
50600000 Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials
50610000 Repair and maintenance services of security equipment
51000000 Installation services (except software)
51100000 Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
51200000 Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating
51411000 Installation services of imaging equipment
51500000 Installation services of machinery and equipment
51540000 Installation services of special-purpose machinery and equipment
73421000 Development of security equipment


About the buyer

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
England

Email

cyclamen.commercial@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk