Published date: 23 November 2016

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: 6 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research, testing and scientific technical simulator - 38970000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

CCZZ16A31

Published date

23 November 2016

Closing date

6 December 2016

Contract start date

19 December 2016

Contract end date

28 February 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Home Office is looking to appoint a supplier to work with their Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) department to deliver the following research requirement:
CAST has been investigating how to improve the quality of metal detection which could be used in parcel hubs to detect threat items. The successful supplier will be responsible for taking sets of measurements from a selected group of metal items, including potential threats, and reporting their findings back to the customer. The measurements required are conductivity, permeability and remanence. These are three characteristics of materials which dictate how the materials behave in the presence of a magnetic field.
If you feel this may be a service you are able to provide, please express your interest via the instructions below.

More information

Additional text

How to apply Instructions to Potential Providers:

Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite in order to respond to the Procurement. 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 at the Invitation to Tender stage. Potential Providers should note that it could take up to 10 working days to obtain a DUNS number.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

Your email must clearly state:
- name/reference of this procurement
- the name of the registered supplier; and
- the name and contact details

Crown Commercial Service will then process your registration and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond. Crown Commercial Service is not able to offer any extensions to the advertised procurement timetable.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the
Helpdesk:
Freephone: 0345 010 3503
Email: supplier@Crowncommercial.gov.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Crown Commercial Service

Address

Floor 9, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England

Telephone

3450103503

Email

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service