Notice Information
Notice Title
Nominated Test Laboratory for the Assessment of Submissions of Chemical Irritant Sprays
Notice Description
Services: The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the 'Home Office') requires a test facility to conduct independent assessment of submissions of police chemical irritant sprays based on Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide (PAVA) which will consist of a technical file review, conducting testing and reporting in accordance with Home Office Standard for Police chemical Irritant sprays: PAVA, Publication Number: 23/14 (here on in referred to as the Standard) and Home Office Certification for Police Chemical Irritant Spray: PAVA. Process and Guidance Document (here on in referred to as the Guidance Document). The test facility will act as the Nominated Test Laboratory (NTL) in accordance the Guidance Document.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Home Office is seeking to create a contract with a single supplier to test chemical irritant sprays.
Options: The contract will run for an initial period of 1 year, with an option to extend by 3 extension periods of 1 year (up to a maximum of 4 years).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04afac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007993-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73432000 - Test and evaluation of firearms and ammunition
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,193,889 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HOME OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk, manvinder.kallah@homeoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLG West Midlands (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
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