Published date: 5 February 2025

Last edited date: 20 February 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 30 May 2027, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Drug detection apparatus - 38544000

Location of contract

B4 6DG

Value of contract

£8,000,000 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-547-16-BLC0111

Published date

5 February 2025

Closing date

30 May 2027

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

31 May 2027

Contract end date

1 June 2027

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Thank you for your interest in responding to the Notice of Competition to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices, (MPRDTD), including the respective equipment and consumables that are required where appropriate.

The Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 5A permits the police to conduct a preliminary test in the investigation of drug driving offences for the purpose of obtaining an indication whether a person has a specified controlled drug in their body.

This DPS will be for two (2) LOTs with the characteristics described in ITT Schedule 1: Specification (Statement of Requirements (SOR), Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Technical & Quality Standards Annex 1 and Annex 2.

LOT 1 - Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices Single Use Disposable.
? test cartridges designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs.
? Devices shall be 'Unpowered' - with no electrical power required to operate the MPRDTD.
? Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).

LOT 2 Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Re-Usable Handheld Devices.
? test cartridges: designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs.
? Devices shall be 'Powered' - capable of being used from mains electricity supply, a local generated electrical supply, internal batteries and/or external batteries.
? Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).

The Suppliers devices must be able to detect the following target drugs currently specified under the Road Traffic Act 1988[1]: (Mandatory)
? Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the main active ingredient of cannabis)
? Cocaine.
All devices must have and maintain Home Office Type Approval for police use in Great Britain. (Annex 1 and Annex 2)

Over an historical three (3) year period there has been a combined total of approx. 300,000 Preliminary Road drug tests undertaken across the UK.

More information

Links

Additional text

To receive documentation please go to https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders and search 'BLC0111' in Key Word.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Barbara Smedley

Address

Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
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B4 6DG
United Kingdom

Telephone

07761330723

Email

Barbara.Smedley@bluelight.police.uk