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title: "Purchase of Alcometers & Associated Consumables"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e6c8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire"
published: "2026-08-18"
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# Purchase of Alcometers & Associated Consumables

Buyer: Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6c8

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## Summary

The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire bought alcometers and associated consumables for policing activities. The requirement covers goods used for checking and testing, classified under CPV 38500000. Delivery is within the United Kingdom. The buyer is based at Staffordshire Police Headquarters in Stafford and is a sub-central public authority. The procurement relates to a single requirement covering the supply of the equipment and the consumable products needed alongside it. It would suit manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of breath-testing or alcohol-measuring equipment, particularly those able to support a public-sector policing customer with reliable products and associated supplies. The selected supplier, Lion Laboratories Ltd, is a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Barry.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Lion Laboratories Ltd. It used a selective procedure, with a below-threshold award under a framework, and the competition was not reopened for this award. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030, with a maximum possible end date of 30 June 2032. Two 12-month extension periods are available. The estimated contract value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The process had one completed lot, covering the full requirement. The award route demonstrates a framework-based purchase rather than an open standalone tender.

This procurement shows Staffordshire policing demand for alcometers and the consumables that support their use, at a relatively modest equipment-and-supplies scale. A credible competing supplier would need a suitable range of alcohol-measuring or breath-testing equipment, dependable consumable supply, and the operational capability to support a public-sector policing customer. Experience supplying checking and testing apparatus would be directly relevant. Suppliers should also understand how to work through a framework-based route, since this buyer used a selective award under a framework rather than an open competition. The successful business was an SME, indicating that specialist smaller suppliers can satisfy this type of requirement. Manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist resellers with UK delivery capability are the most closely aligned competitor profile.

## Notice

Purchase of Alcometers & Associated Consumables. Estimated spend up to a value of PS50,000 throughout the life of the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078650-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST18 0YY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Milwich |
| Westminster constituency | Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Lion Laboratories Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 15:40 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078650-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078650-2026
  18th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://staffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05fad5
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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