Notice Information
Notice Title
Evidence Preservation Products
Notice Description
Provision of Evidence Preservation Products
Procurement Information
Direct award was due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. This meant he goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dc4a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071843-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Sep 2025 - 16 Sep 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- hmrcsupportsapariba@hmrc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2BQ
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071843-2025
7th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071838-2025
7th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071833-2025
7th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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