Number: 784611
Country: United Kingdom
Source: TED
Forensic Services to the West and South Coast Consortium.
The West and South Coast Forensic Procurement Consortium are seeking
Suppliers to deliver a Forensic Analytical Service to the 19 Forces. The
Consortium is hosted by the PCC"s office of Avon & Somerset Constabulary which
is acting on behalf of itself, and the 18 other Police Forces.
The Services required will include both laboratory and scene based services
which will be further described in the tender documents. The requirement will be
for 8 lots.
Lot 1 — PACE DNA
Lot 1 — PACE DNA. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The initial contract duration shall be 2 years for Lot 1, PACE DNA and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC"s) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 1) PACE: 2 000 000 GBP.
Lot 2 — Crime Stain DNA
Lot 2 — Crime Stain DNA. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC"s) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 2) Crime Stain DNA: 4 000 000 GBP.
Lot 3 — Other DNA
Lot 3 — Other DNA. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:-3) Other DNA: 2 800 000 GBP.
Lot 4 — Footwear
Lot 4 — Footwear. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 4) Footwear: 200 000 GBP.
Lot 5 — Drugs
Lot 5 — Drugs. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 5) Drugs: 2 700 000 GBP.
Lot 6 — Road Traffic / Simple Tox
Lot 6 — Road Traffic / Simple Toxicology. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 6) Road Traffic / Simple Tox: 800 000 GBP.
Lot 7 — Casework / Complex Tox
Lot — Casework / Complex Toxicology. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 7) Casework / Complex Toxicology: 1 000 000 GBP.
Lot 8 — Casework
Lot 8 — Casework. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents.
The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 8) Casework: 9 000 000 GBP.
PACE DNA
Crime Stain DNA
Other DNA
Footwear
Drugs
Road Traffic / Simple Tox
Road Traffic / Simple Toxicology
Complex / Casework Toxicology
Complex / Casework Tox
Casework
Please note this tender is subject to the light touch regime rules in accordance with regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contracts Regulations, with the CPV code of 79720000-7 (schedule 3 of the regulations). Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authority(ies) intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the light touch regime. Whilst reference has been made to the Open Procedure, solely for the purposes of advertising in OJEU, the contracting authority is not bound to follow the process set out in the Regulations. The contracting authority will describe the process to be followed for this tender in the tender documentation, which are in accordance with the EU principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators.
The authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. the standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
