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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-019156/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Home Office
Postal address: 2 Marsham Street
Town: London
Postal code: SW1P 4DF
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Border Force Procurement Team
Email: detectiontechnologyprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.gov.uk/home-office

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Public order and saftey

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Fume Cabinets

Reference number: Project_9653
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50412000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
The Secretary of State for the Home Department acting through Border Force requires a supply, installation, service & maintenance, decommissioning and disposals contract for fume cabinets.
Fume cabinets are located in Border Force locations across the UK and France and allow Border Force Officers to safely and accurately test unknown substances for High Hazard Chemicals/High Hazard Drugs.
The Buyer is a professional law enforcement command within the Home Office. The Buyer is responsible for securing the UK border and promoting national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 550000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 35113000
Main CPV code: 39141500
Main CPV code: 42514300

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Secretary of State for the Home Department acting through Border Force requires a supply, installation, service & maintenance, decommissioning and disposals contract for fume cabinets.
Fume cabinets are located in Border Force locations across the UK and France and allow Border Force Officers to safely and accurately test unknown substances for High Hazard Chemicals/High Hazard Drugs.
The Buyer is a professional law enforcement command within the Home Office. The Buyer is responsible for securing the UK border and promoting national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-10-14
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
The intention of this notice is to gauge the market’s level of interest and to assess the capability of the market to meet the requirement. If your organisation is interested in this requirement, please send an Expression of Interest (EoI) to:
detectiontechnologyprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Following expressions of interest, suppliers will be issued with a Non-Disclosure Agreement to be signed and returned to the Authority. Once received, the supplier questionnaire will be made available for completion.
The closing date for EoI will be 12:00 pm 3rd July 2024.
The closing date for return of completed supplier questionnaire will be 12:00 pm 8th July.
Suppliers will need to register in the first instance on the Authority’s eSourcing portal – Once registration has been completed suppliers who have expressed an interest will be given access to the event.
Please note that this is a request for information only. The Home Office does not undertake to enter into any contractual agreement on the basis of this prior information notice.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-06-21