Published date: 14 March 2024
Last edited date: 18 March 2024
This notice was replaced on 23 April 2024
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 23 April 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Drug detection apparatus - 38544000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£90,000
Procurement reference
tender_421957/1326045
Published date
14 March 2024
Closing date
4 April 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
12 April 2024
Contract end date
11 April 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
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
Border Force wish to run a pilot service for forensic testing at multiple locations across the UK.
Border Force are seeking ways to protect staff on the front line and provide a forensic testing service for goods in three use cases:
* Before adoption by our prosecuting partner, NCA, to confirm the presence of prohibited substances.
* When items have been seized following an indication of a prohibited substance and then appealed leading to condemnation cases.
* Where no safe through barrier testing is available and the goods are suspected of being high harm.
This pilot service will run for a duration of 12 months to allow Border Force to asses the need and refine their requirements.
To participate, potential suppliers must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Portal (Jagger). If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing portal, please do so at: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'.
Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation that you are registering, which would be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the e-sourcing portal, please search for
itt_1018 Pilot Border Force Forensic Testing Services to register your interest
and to download the tender documents.
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