--- title: "Supply of one Video Spectral Comparator [VSC]" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-518804bb-423a-4e27-9fbc-04b0020c403d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-518804bb-423a-4e27-9fbc-04b0020c403d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-518804bb-423a-4e27-9fbc-04b0020c403d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-518804bb-423a-4e27-9fbc-04b0020c403d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2022-11-08" --- # Supply of one Video Spectral Comparator [VSC] Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-518804bb-423a-4e27-9fbc-04b0020c403d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-518804bb-423a-4e27-9fbc-04b0020c403d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-518804bb-423a-4e27-9fbc-04b0020c403d.json) ## Summary The Home Office, a UK government department, is planning a procurement process for the supply of one Video Spectral Comparator [VSC] under the Clinical forensics equipment and supplies category. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date of November 8, 2022. The contract period is expected to be from January 3, 2023, to March 31, 2023. The procurement method is a limited competitive quotation (below threshold). The procurement contact person is Neil Humphries, reachable at neil.humphries@homeoffice.gov.uk. This tender by the Home Office presents an opportunity for businesses supplying clinical forensics equipment and supplies to compete for a contract to provide a Video Spectral Comparator. Companies interested in this opportunity should be prepared to express interest once the contract notice is published on Contracts Finder in November 2022. The procurement process aims to select a provider through a competitive quotation process. Businesses that specialise in clinical forensics equipment and supplies, and can meet the specified requirements, are well-suited to participate in this procurement. ## Notice The National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU) is a central unit within the Home Office, based at London Heathrow Airport. The NDFU is the UK's national centre for identifying travel and identity document fraud. It provides information on genuine, forged, counterfeit and fantasy documents to law enforcement agencies nationally and overseas, working with Interpol and the International Civil Aviation Organisation to establish document standards. NDFU also liaises with security document manufacturers and issuers to ensure that the UK remains a leader in the field of travel document security. NDFU are seeking to purchase one Video Spectral Comparator within this Financial Year. Specification details will be released with the pursuant Contract Notice. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to alert the marketplace to an upcoming Future Opportunity and to gain a better understanding of this sectors suppliers. It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Contracts Finder. The Contract Notice is expected to be published November 2022. It should be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in the Future Opportunity and it is not a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process. To receive access to the Future Opportunity Tender Documentation, interested parties must review, sign and return the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that will be attached to the Contract Notice to the following email address before the closing date: neil.humphries@homeoffice.gov.uk. The Contracting Authority intends to use Home Office Short Form Terms and Conditions for this opportunity. A copy of these terms is attached to this notice. Additional information: Attachments - Home Office Short Form Terms & Conditions. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5745092-c35e-4c4b-8908-776dfc6fadb8 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Nov 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Jan 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HOME OFFICE | | Locality | FOLKESTONE | | Post town | Canterbury | | Postcode | CT19 4RH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent | | Local authority | Folkestone and Hythe | | Electoral ward | Cheriton | | Westminster constituency | Folkestone and Hythe | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33950000 - Clinical forensics equipment and supplies ## Release History - 8 Nov 2022 at 11:43 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5745092-c35e-4c4b-8908-776dfc6fadb8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5745092-c35e-4c4b-8908-776dfc6fadb8 8th November 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://atamis-8888.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/58000000L5A4/a/4I000001RBVs/8S4cxC7nZx4zT1lpKyVpElJh6QGWT.5V_mNPGzkICwI 2022-09-08__Short_Form_Contract_v1.3 (1) ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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