Published date: 25 April 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 April 2023, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and Development services on security and defence materials - 73400000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World

Value of contract

£5,000 to £15,000

Procurement reference

C4A70134140

Published date

25 April 2023

Closing date

21 April 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 May 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Threat Mitigation Technologies department within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) provides technical advice and capabilities to a range of operational policing customer groups. One capability is the development of explosives detection capabilities for various operational requirements and infrastructures. As such, a requirement has arisen for a project to further optimise a detection capability by reviewing and testing the sample harvesting media used to interrogate samples within the current in-service, high assurance Trace Explosives Detection (ETD) system.
The testing will require demonstrations of efficiencies over the complete detection system based on a triple quad mass spectrometer with a thermal desorption unit front end.
This development will include;
1. Literature review, selection and testing of potential sample media.
2. Selection and baselining of two alternative sample media to the current Whatman no. 2 media against MPS defined examples of a nitroester, a nitroaromatic and a nitroamine.
Further details on these requirements will be available on request to richard.warren2@met.police.uk

Any supplier responding to this opportunity must demonstrate that they have appropriate equipment, expertise and experience to complete this work successfully.

More information

Links

Additional text

Electronic quotations must be emailed back to richard.warren2@met.police.uk no later than 16:00 on 21/04/2023.

Any supplier responding to this opportunity must demonstrate that they have appropriate expertise and experience to complete this work successfully.

The quotations should include all the points detailed in this request for quotation.

Award information

Awarded date

24 April 2023

Contract start date

1 May 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2023

Total value of contract

£11,880

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Mass Spec Analytical Ltd

Address

Building 20F, Golf Course Lane, Filton
Bristol
BS347QS

Reference

None

Value of contract

£11,880

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Warren

Address

DO NOT AMEND - Empress State Building
Lillie Road
SW61TR
UK

Telephone

07500782404

Email

richard.warren2@met.police.uk