Published date: 4 April 2023

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: 21 April 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Checking and testing apparatus - 38500000

  • Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments - 38900000

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

    • Test and evaluation - 73430000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Europe, Canada, United States

Value of contract

£0 to £1

Procurement reference

Home Office Body Armour Test House Accreditation

Published date

4 April 2023

Closing date

21 April 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 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

Expression of Interest: Home Office Body Armour Test House Accreditation

The Home Office invites expressions of interests from prospective Test Houses located in the UK, European Economic Area, USA or Canada for the testing of body armour to the Home Office Body Armour Standard (2017) and portable ballistic protection to the Portable Ballistic Protection Standard (2011). The Home Office is seeking to accredit up to 6 Test Houses, however, only test houses meeting the requirements of the accreditation process will be accepted.

Please refer to the attachments for further details:

- Expression of Interest Notice (EoI)
- Indicative Timetable

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Submission - PHASE 1

Please respond to this Expression of Interest (PHASE 1) by 13:00 on 21/04/2023 with confirmation of interest via e-mail to: CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk

Please provide a contact name and email address, as well as evidence of the below:
• ISO17025 or ISO9001 accreditation.
• Legally operating as a test range (licenses etc.).

Digital copies of the above documentation must be provided by a Test House in order to progress to PHASE 2. Failure to provide the above listed documents will result in automatic exclusion from this process.

Please note that the evidence returned should be restricted in file size to a maximum of 20mb per email. Responses must not exceed the stated file size and therefore may need to be submitted in 2 or 3 separate emails.

Note: Only those Test Houses that respond by 13:00 on 21/04/2023 with all necessary evidence, will be eligible to progress to PHASE 2 - Capability Assessment.

Indicative timeline of activity

Please refer to attached document

Note: The Authority reserves the right to change or amend the timetable.


Enquiries

Queries should be directed to: CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk.

Please note that Test Houses must not contact any employee, agent or consultant of the Home Office or the Home Office Technical Partner who is in any way connected with this exercise, unless instructed otherwise by the Home Office or Home Office Technical Partner.

About the buyer

Contact name

Manvinder Kallah

Address

Peel Building, Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England

Email

collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk