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Forgery Detection Equipment

HOME OFFICE

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Award

09 Mar 2017 at 09:23

Award Notice
Tender

23 Feb 2017 at 14:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office, specifically the Border Force Directorate, is undertaking a procurement process for five units of forgery detection equipment, valued at £90,000. This tender, identified as "Forgery Detection Equipment," falls under the security equipment category and primarily targets suppliers within the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract period scheduled to commence on 3rd March 2017 and conclude by 31st March 2017. Prospective bidders were required to submit quotations by the end of the day on 28th February 2017.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in security and forensic equipment manufacturing and supply. Companies that specialise in high-quality document examination tools, particularly those with experience in providing advanced technology for law enforcement and border control agencies, would be well-suited to compete. The specifications outlined suggest a need for innovation and reliability, which could benefit larger suppliers as well as SMEs with the relevant expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Forgery Detection Equipment

Notice Description

Border Force is a Directorate of the Home Office. Border Force has a requirement for five (5) units of forgery detection equipment of the following specification; 1. A visual spectral comparator, capable of subjecting questioned documents to a range of different light frequencies [white (flood), white (flood) spot, short/medium/long UV, oblique (side), infra-red (absorption/reflective/fluorescence) including anti-stokes, transmitted UV, transmitted and transmitted spot] to enable: a) Examination of known security features for signs of simulation/tampering; b) Examination of pages for signs of watermark simulation, counterfeiting of pages and alteration/concealment of endorsements; and c) Examination of inks used in bio-data, visas and endorsements to confirm authenticity against known issued examples. 2. Equipment must be of a standard and design commonly recognised by, and employed by, professional forensic document examiners and expertisers of valuable printed matter (e.g. banknotes, stamps, antiquarian books etc) 3. Equipment must include a visual display unit capable of saving images in a suitable digital format. 4. Equipment must include functions of magnification [minimum x40 optical] against a database of specimen documents. 5. Equipment must include UV [254/312/365 nm] and co-axial light sources. 6. Equipment must include optical character recognition, and the capability to decode IPI, and view latent images and optically variable devices. 7. Equipment must be capable of use by a competent Border Force specialist forgery officer without the need for specific training. 8. Equipment must be of such a recognised forensic standard as to enable the observations and the findings of examinations to be defended with confidence in a court of criminal law. 9. Equipment must be delivered to the five Border Force offices in scope by 31 March 2017 certain. Bidders should submit their quotation to Amanda Hallinan by email by close of play on 28th February 2017. Home Office terms & conditions of contract (Short Form Goods November 2011) shall apply to any subsequent order.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa4d39b-3d6b-4ef1-822d-1fb446a7db3d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

CPV Codes

35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£62,315 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Mar 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Feb 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Mar 20178 years ago
Contract Period
13 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2017 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
FOLKESTONE
Postcode
CT19 4RH
Post Town
Canterbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ44 East Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Electoral Ward
Cheriton
Westminster Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FOSTER & FREEMAN

Further Information

Notice Documents

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