--- title: "Expression of Interest: Home Office Body Armour Test House Accreditation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-51c12010-6f98-4370-beb1-387a948329ed" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-51c12010-6f98-4370-beb1-387a948329ed" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-51c12010-6f98-4370-beb1-387a948329ed.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-51c12010-6f98-4370-beb1-387a948329ed.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2023-04-04" --- # Expression of Interest: Home Office Body Armour Test House Accreditation Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51c12010-6f98-4370-beb1-387a948329ed [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-51c12010-6f98-4370-beb1-387a948329ed) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-51c12010-6f98-4370-beb1-387a948329ed.json) ## Summary The Home Office has issued a tender titled "Home Office Body Armour Test House Accreditation" seeking expressions of interest from Test Houses in the UK, Europe, USA, or Canada to test body armour and portable ballistic protection standards. Prospective suppliers must submit evidence of ISO accreditation and operating licenses by 21st April 2023 for consideration in Phase 2 of the selection process. The procurement falls under the services category with an open procedure below threshold. The contract period is scheduled between 1st September 2023 and 31st August 2025. This tender opportunity by the Home Office for Body Armour Test House Accreditation offers SMEs in the testing and evaluation industry a chance to expand their business. Companies with ISO accreditation and test range operations should consider applying. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage, allowing eligible businesses to compete for this contract by meeting the specified requirements and deadlines. ## Notice Expression of Interest: Home Office Body Armour Test House Accreditation The Home Office invites expressions of interests from prospective Test Houses located in the UK, European Economic Area, USA or Canada for the testing of body armour to the Home Office Body Armour Standard (2017) and portable ballistic protection to the Portable Ballistic Protection Standard (2011). The Home Office is seeking to accredit up to 6 Test Houses, however, only test houses meeting the requirements of the accreditation process will be accepted. Please refer to the attachments for further details: - Expression of Interest Notice (EoI) - Indicative Timetable Additional information: Submission - PHASE 1 Please respond to this Expression of Interest (PHASE 1) by 13:00 on 21/04/2023 with confirmation of interest via e-mail to: CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk Please provide a contact name and email address, as well as evidence of the below: * ISO17025 or ISO9001 accreditation. * Legally operating as a test range (licenses etc.). Digital copies of the above documentation must be provided by a Test House in order to progress to PHASE 2. Failure to provide the above listed documents will result in automatic exclusion from this process. Please note that the evidence returned should be restricted in file size to a maximum of 20mb per email. Responses must not exceed the stated file size and therefore may need to be submitted in 2 or 3 separate emails. Note: Only those Test Houses that respond by 13:00 on 21/04/2023 with all necessary evidence, will be eligible to progress to PHASE 2 - Capability Assessment. Indicative timeline of activity Please refer to attached document Note: The Authority reserves the right to change or amend the timetable. Enquiries Queries should be directed to: CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please note that Test Houses must not contact any employee, agent or consultant of the Home Office or the Home Office Technical Partner who is in any way connected with this exercise, unless instructed otherwise by the Home Office or Home Office Technical Partner. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e6952e7-6bad-4ee4-91d0-45370d7c834d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 21 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 | | 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 | Active | | 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 - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus - 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments - 73111000 - Research laboratory services - 73430000 - Test and evaluation ## Release History - 4 Apr 2023 at 13:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e6952e7-6bad-4ee4-91d0-45370d7c834d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e6952e7-6bad-4ee4-91d0-45370d7c834d 4th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ce895f8f-1160-43e4-ab65-b068213588c5 Indicative timetable - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2eec36b8-bb1a-4e50-a9a1-ecfa49999a3d Expression of Interest notice ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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