--- title: "Corrosive Substance Testing Devices Market Engagement Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-285aa067-751c-4139-9ed2-cac5091a71d0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-285aa067-751c-4139-9ed2-cac5091a71d0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-285aa067-751c-4139-9ed2-cac5091a71d0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-285aa067-751c-4139-9ed2-cac5091a71d0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2020-03-20" --- # Corrosive Substance Testing Devices Market Engagement Event Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-285aa067-751c-4139-9ed2-cac5091a71d0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-285aa067-751c-4139-9ed2-cac5091a71d0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-285aa067-751c-4139-9ed2-cac5091a71d0.json) ## Summary The Home Office is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Corrosive Substance Testing Devices Market Engagement Event," aimed at establishing a national framework for testing devices. The engagement event is scheduled for 6th April 2020, with a deadline for expressions of interest set for 1st April 2020. This procurement falls under the remit of imaging equipment for medical, dental, and veterinary use, and it is particularly relevant for suppliers within the testing and detection apparatus industry. The framework, expected to last 24 months with optional extensions, is directed primarily at UK police and Fire & Rescue Authorities. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in high-technology detection devices, particularly those compatible with stringent EU and UK standards. Suppliers who can provide 10-12 testing devices that rapidly and safely identify liquid corrosives without necessitating the opening of containers are well-suited to compete. Given the focus on portability and versatility, companies with experience in developing compact and easily transportable devices for diverse operational environments will find this procurement especially relevant for expanding their market reach. ## Notice The Home Office will be holding a market engagement event relating to a national framework for corrosive substance testing devices. The event will be conducted via a virtual format, on 6th April 2020. The aim of the event will be to test the capability of the market. Please email collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk by Wednesday, 1st April 2020 to express an interest in attending the market engagement event. Please include "Corrosive Substances Market Engagement Event" in the subject title of your email. Please note that that a maximum of 3 supplier representatives may attend. The Home Office is expecting to publish the procurement notice in the summer 2020. The framework is expected to be for a period of 24 months, with two optional 12-month extension periods (for a total possible extension period of 24 months). There will be no guarantee of volumes of work under the framework and contracting authorities will decide whether they wish to draw devices from the framework. Bidders will need to be prepared to meet all costs associated with bidding, including the submission of technical/commercial documentation and the provision of devices if selected, to enable robust testing and evaluation, as well as any other reasonable requests to expediate the submission and evaluation of bids. Bidders will need to provide 10 - 12 number of devices as part of the testing and evaluation process. The devices submitted by bidders should be of a high technology readiness level and will need to be produced in accordance with the most recent and relevant EU and UK standards and Home Office specifications which will be detailed within the supporting ITT documentation. (Expected to be published in the summer, 2020). Several criteria are of such significance that there will be minimum requirements that bidders will have to achieve in order to be considered for the National Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Corrosive Substance Testing Devices, such as devices will need to be able to detect liquid corrosives safely and quickly, without the need to open full or part full containers or bottles and use non-destructive technology. Technologies covered by the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 will be excluded. Responders will need to deploy devices within a variety of environments, including urban and rural locations. The devices submitted by bidders shall be able to be transported to where it is required whilst being readily portable by a single responder (to allow the device to be taken to the container). The devices submitted by bidders should be able to detect but not be limited to the corrosive substances listed: sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite, formic acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid and hydrofluoric acid. Successful technology should be able to differentiate between corrosive substances and for example water and soft drinks reliably. Additional information: The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the 'Home Office') is seeking to procure testing devices for the detection of corrosive substances on behalf of UK Policing and UK public sector bodies. The procurement will be led by the Home Office, working in collaboration with the National Police Chief Council Lead and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Home Office will be the main contracting authority and framework administrator and will be acting on behalf of other contracting authorities in putting in place a national framework for corrosive substance testing devices. The framework will primarily be intended for use by all UK police and Fire & Rescue Authorities, and public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations). The Home Office will enter into a framework agreement called the National Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Corrosive Substance Testing Devices with the winning bidder/s, and contracting authorities will call off their requirements using the terms and conditions under the framework. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e78623c7-bd19-4069-94f9-cbd582e82218 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Mar 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Apr 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HOME OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use - 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus - 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring - 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments ## Release History - 20 Mar 2020 at 11:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e78623c7-bd19-4069-94f9-cbd582e82218 - 11 Mar 2020 at 13:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e78623c7-bd19-4069-94f9-cbd582e82218 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e78623c7-bd19-4069-94f9-cbd582e82218 20th March 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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