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title: "Portable Visual Inspection Device"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HOME OFFICE"
published: "2022-03-25"
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# Portable Visual Inspection Device

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8688b568-a974-4658-8c3f-b30f287eb7ee

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## Summary

The Home Office is currently in the planning stage for the procurement of a "Portable Visual Inspection Device" aimed at enhancing border security in the UK. This tender, classified under laboratory and optical equipment, includes three lots: General Use Capability, Specialist Container Search, and Hazardous Zone Capability. Interested suppliers are required to submit an expression of interest by 17:00 GMT on 8th April 2022. The engagement end date is set for 8th April 2022, with the procurement process expected to lead to an order in the late 2022/23 financial year.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in handheld detection technologies, particularly those that can provide commercial off-the-shelf solutions capable of functioning in hazardous environments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, especially those with experience in delivering similar goods or services to the public sector. Suppliers interested in responding to this procurement are encouraged to reference any past relevant contracts as part of their submission.

## Notice

Border Force (BF) secures the border and promotes national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK. BF Officers do this by inspecting goods in a range of environments that include but not limited to; freight consignments (ship and aircraft searches), roll-on, roll-off trailers, over high vehicles, and cars. Border Force is looking to procure a commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) contract for an existing handheld technology that is able to facilitate in the detection of illegal goods entering the UK in freight, vehicles, aircraft and other modes of transport, for general use and more specifically in volatile environments such as fuel tanks (Hazardous Zone Capability). It is the current intent to consider 3 Lots: Lot 1 - General Use Capability Lot 2 - Specialist Container Search Lot 3 - Hazardous Zone Capability BF require a supplier who can provide this as a commercial system to meet an aspirational order for late 22/23FY. Companies which are able to offer a solution and provide the required goods and services are requested to send an expression of interest to Vinny Gibbs by 17:00 GMT on 08/04/2022. Home Office Commercial at Detectiontechnologyprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk The Supplier is requested to clearly state which Lot/Lots they can provide a solution to within their expression of interest (EOI). We would also request that the Supplier include reference/details to any existing or historic Public Sector contracts where similar products to those proposed within the EOI are to be provided. It is anticipated that there will be a Supplier Engagement Event in due course. Please contact Vinny Gibbs as per the EOI instructions above to register your interest.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f571dd8-0dc2-461c-b419-55ff9fbe0a7c |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Apr 2022 |
| 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

- 33168100 - Endoscopes
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2022 at 14:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f571dd8-0dc2-461c-b419-55ff9fbe0a7c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f571dd8-0dc2-461c-b419-55ff9fbe0a7c
  25th March 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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