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title: "Forgery Detection Equipment"
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# Forgery Detection Equipment

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb69a8c3-adbc-42d5-8ddb-6e3dfc358500

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## Summary

The Home Office, specifically the Border Force Directorate, is undertaking a procurement process for five units of forgery detection equipment, valued at £90,000. This tender, identified as "Forgery Detection Equipment," falls under the security equipment category and primarily targets suppliers within the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract period scheduled to commence on 3rd March 2017 and conclude by 31st March 2017. Prospective bidders were required to submit quotations by the end of the day on 28th February 2017.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in security and forensic equipment manufacturing and supply. Companies that specialise in high-quality document examination tools, particularly those with experience in providing advanced technology for law enforcement and border control agencies, would be well-suited to compete. The specifications outlined suggest a need for innovation and reliability, which could benefit larger suppliers as well as SMEs with the relevant expertise.

## Notice

Border Force is a Directorate of the Home Office. Border Force has a requirement for five (5) units of forgery detection equipment of the following specification; 1. A visual spectral comparator, capable of subjecting questioned documents to a range of different light frequencies [white (flood), white (flood) spot, short/medium/long UV, oblique (side), infra-red (absorption/reflective/fluorescence) including anti-stokes, transmitted UV, transmitted and transmitted spot] to enable: a) Examination of known security features for signs of simulation/tampering; b) Examination of pages for signs of watermark simulation, counterfeiting of pages and alteration/concealment of endorsements; and c) Examination of inks used in bio-data, visas and endorsements to confirm authenticity against known issued examples. 2. Equipment must be of a standard and design commonly recognised by, and employed by, professional forensic document examiners and expertisers of valuable printed matter (e.g. banknotes, stamps, antiquarian books etc) 3. Equipment must include a visual display unit capable of saving images in a suitable digital format. 4. Equipment must include functions of magnification [minimum x40 optical] against a database of specimen documents. 5. Equipment must include UV [254/312/365 nm] and co-axial light sources. 6. Equipment must include optical character recognition, and the capability to decode IPI, and view latent images and optically variable devices. 7. Equipment must be capable of use by a competent Border Force specialist forgery officer without the need for specific training. 8. Equipment must be of such a recognised forensic standard as to enable the observations and the findings of examinations to be defended with confidence in a court of criminal law. 9. Equipment must be delivered to the five Border Force offices in scope by 31 March 2017 certain. Bidders should submit their quotation to Amanda Hallinan by email by close of play on 28th February 2017. Home Office terms & conditions of contract (Short Form Goods November 2011) shall apply to any subsequent order.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa4d39b-3d6b-4ef1-822d-1fb446a7db3d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 13 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £62,315 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FOSTER & FREEMAN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2017 at 09:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa4d39b-3d6b-4ef1-822d-1fb446a7db3d
- 23 Feb 2017 at 14:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3181d20-7f30-4b62-bc42-f4ee1f7fd32d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa4d39b-3d6b-4ef1-822d-1fb446a7db3d
  9th March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3181d20-7f30-4b62-bc42-f4ee1f7fd32d
  23rd February 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/60083a47-0401-48fc-8149-d365e0a2456e
  Terms & Conditions: Short Form Goods Contract November 2011

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