Published date: 17 October 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: 13 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring - 38540000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,000,000 to £4,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP79743102

Published date

17 October 2019

Closing date

13 November 2019

Contract start date

23 March 2020

Contract end date

22 September 2021

Contract type

Supply 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

The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN DT), from hereon in referred to as the Authority, are responsible for the procurement, delivery and in service support of CBRN equipment to Detect, Inform, Protect, Treat and Decontaminate CBRN threats for the British Armed Forces.

The Authority has a requirement for the supply of Respirator Test Devices (RTD(s)) used to test the Fit Factor of in-service respirators, including the General Service Respirator (GSR) which is the standard issue respirator used by British service personnel.

The RTD is an air sampling unit which is the key piece of equipment in the Respirator Test Measurement System (RTMS). The RTMS comprises a Diluter Assembly, Aerosol Generator, Fan Assembly with air filter, CBRN Laptop, Maskfit Software and an Aerosol Containment Facility which is used to simulate a CBRN environment for the particulate testing of respirators.

The RTMS constitutes two systems known as the Respirator Test System (RTS) and the Advanced Respirator Test System (ARTS) which are used to provide the particulate testing of respirators on ordinary CBRN personnel and CBRN specialists.

The aim of the RTMS is to ensure that each individual Respirator worn by service personnel is fitted correctly, confirming that the seal between the respirator and users face provides appropriate protection against Chemical War Agents (CWA) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC) which may be encountered in a CBRN environment.

The Authority require the supply of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) RTDs that must inter-operate and integrate with all components of the RTMS to meet the Authority's requirement.

The resulting contract will also include scope for Post Design Services (PDS).


More information

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About the buyer

Address

MOD Abbey wood #1342
NH1, Yew 3a
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK

Telephone

+443067989350

Email

Will.Pemberton101@mod.gov.uk