Notice Information
Notice Title
BLC0169 - National Framework for the Supply, Installation, and Maintenance of Alcohol Breath Testing Equipment
Notice Description
This Invitation to Tender ("ITT") has been issued by BlueLight Commercial who are seeking to award an Open Framework for the provision of supply, installation, and maintenance of Alcohol Breath Testing Equipment. Please refer to ITT Instructions to Bidders section 1.1. The framework will be tendered as four lots, which are as follows: * LOT 1 - Evidential Breath Testing Instruments * LOT 2 - Roadside Breath Screening Devices * LOT 3 - Installation, Calibration and Servicing & Maintenance
Lot Information
Evidential Breath Testing Instruments
5.1.1 This Lot provides a compliant procurement route for UK police forces and wider blue light organisations to acquire Evidential Breath Testing Instruments (EBTIs) that meet operational, technical, and evidential requirements.
Roadside Breath Screening DevicesThe purpose of this lot is to obtain Roadside Breath Screening Devices.
Servicing, Maintenance and Calibration7.1 Suppliers awarded under this Lot must be capable of delivering comprehensive servicing, maintenance, and calibration support for Evidential Breath Testing Instruments (EBTIs), in accordance with the 'Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing Instruments' Quality Framework Document, issued by the Forensic Science Service on behalf of the UK Home Office - February 1998 (Version 2).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fad5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004925-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
35200000 - Police equipment
38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £21,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £21,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 25 Mar 2026 - 24 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-01-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Marc Grey
- Contact Email
- marc.grey@bluelight.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JS
- 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/004925-2026
20th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085101-2025
19th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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