Notice Information
Notice Title
The provision of metrology related services for assurance, evaluation and testing against UK national measurement standards.
Notice Description
Metrology is the scientific study of measurement and accurate measurement underpins much of the UK's infrastructure. National security challenges continue to evolve into new areas that threaten and disrupt the fabric of society, economic well-being and way of life. Rapid commissioning of impartial research into this specialist area against the UK National Measurement standards is a capability sought by the Home Office.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and police. The Homeland Security Group (HSG) and Science, Technology, Analysis, Research and Strategy (STARS) teams sit within the Home Department. Both play crucial roles in national security and law enforcement operations and pursuant to this mission they wish access to the specialist research capabilities available through the National Physical Laboratory (www.npl.co.uk). The Home Office is entering into an agreement with NPL whereby it shall directly commission projects where the substantive component is metrology , across technical areas including, but not limited to, advanced materials, quantum technologies, bio-metrology, sensor technologies, data science, electronic and electromagnetic materials, emissions, gas and particle metrology, mechanical measurement, mass spectrometry, nuclear and radiation measurement and ultrasound, specifically: i) Technology assurance and evaluation against the UK's national measurement standards, ii) Impartial and independent advice on testing and standards, especially where standards are emerging or no standards exist, iii) Development of methods for technical assessment of devices and technologies, especially where standards are emerging or no standards exist, and iv) Tests and evaluations to help the Home Office understand its own test facilities across the breadth of its portfolio. Through this agreement and constrained to the scope identified in this Section II.2.4, the Home Office shall award this agreement in accordance with Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii)('competition absent for technical reasons'). The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a Public Corporation owned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). NPL is the UK's National Metrology Institute (NMI), developing and maintaining the national primary measurement standards, the highest point of reference in the UK as well as collaborating with other NMIs to maintain the international system of measurement. It is a public sector research establishment delivering the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. It develops the enduring measurement infrastructure to metrology required to ensure the timely and successful deployment of new technologies. On this basis, the Home Office considers that competition is absent for technical reasons.
Procurement Information
Please refer to Section II.2.4 "Description of the procurement" to this notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0439f7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004892-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Feb 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT ('HOME OFFICE')
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- chris.penny1@homeoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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