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title: "Stereo Comparison Microscopes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fa62"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR WEST MIDLANDS"
published: "2025-03-28"
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# Stereo Comparison Microscopes

Buyer: POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR WEST MIDLANDS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa62

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## Summary

The Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands has awarded a contract for the provision of 6 new forensic comparison microscopes for ballistic analysis. This procurement, categorised under goods, was conducted directly and has now reached the award stage, with the contract signed on 2025-03-28. The equipment will be used primarily for providing fast time intelligence to the national service. The total value of the contract is £730,527.19, with the contract period scheduled to start on 2025-04-10 and end on 2026-04-09. The manufacturer, GT VISION LTD, is based in Wickhambrook, CB8 8PQ, UK.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in forensic equipment, particularly those capable of manufacturing or supplying compatible parts and systems for enhanced ballistic analysis. The direct award method indicates a preference for suppliers with existing compatible products, which minimizes training requirements and ensures continuity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like GT VISION LTD, particularly those with experience in providing advanced forensic solutions, would be well-suited to compete for such tenders in the future, given the requirement for specialized and compatible equipment.

## Notice

The Authority has a requirement for 6 new forensic comparison microscopes for ballistic analysis. The microscopes are the main equipment used by ballistic experts providing fast time intelligence for the national service.

### Procurement Information

The Authority has a requirement for 6 new forensic comparison microscopes for ballistic analysis. The microscopes are the main equipment used by ballistic experts providing fast time intelligence for the national service. It is essential, due to the retention of 4 current FS4000 systems, that all parts are compatible and transferable with a Leica FSC comparison microscope. It is also essential to minimise training requirements that new systems are (with the exception of technological advances) functionally identical to the Leica FS4000 systems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011890-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 9 Apr 2025 - 9 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £608,772 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR WEST MIDLANDS |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6AT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GT VISION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38510000 - Microscopes

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2025 at 20:57 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011890-2025
- 28 Mar 2025 at 20:50 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011889-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011890-2025
  28th March 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011889-2025
  28th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gtvision.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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