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title: "Gene Mapper ID-X Licences"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000649515"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "POLICE SCOTLAND"
published: "2021-04-07"
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# Gene Mapper ID-X Licences

Buyer: POLICE SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000649515

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Police Scotland seeking to acquire additional GeneMapper ID-X licences, essential for DNA profile analysis by SPA Forensic Services. This contract was awarded on 17 March 2021, following a Negotiated Procedure, to Thermo Fisher Scientific, who uniquely holds the rights to these licences. The procurement process was classified under the goods category and was facilitated in Glasgow, Scotland. It signifies completion of the award stage of the process.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of specialised software and analytical tools, particularly those with proprietary solutions for forensic applications. Companies equipped with similar technologies or those capable of delivering related software solutions would be well-suited to engage in future tenders of this nature, especially within public safety and forensic sectors, promoting their growth through strategic partnerships and competitive bidding.

## Notice

Acquisition of additional GeneMapper ID-X licences for additional staff are required for installation to support additional staff licence requirements. These licences are essential for DNA profile analysis by SPA Forensic Services. Life Technologies are the sole owners and distributors of these licenses. The contract was awarded via a Negotiated Procedure (NCA). An NCA can be justified under the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016: Regulation 6(1): A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract (b) Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Acquisition of additional GeneMapper ID-X v1.6 licences for additional staff are required for installation to support additional staff licence requirements . These licences are essential for DNA profile analysis by SPA Forensic Services. The contract was awarded via a Negotiated Procedure (NCA). An NCA can be justified under the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016: Regulation 6(1): A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract (b) Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR411535 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POLICE SCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR411535

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR411535
  Gene Mapper ID-X Licences - Acquisition of additional GeneMapper ID-X licences for additional staff are required for installation to support additional staff licence requirements. These licences are essential for DNA profile analysis by SPA Forensic Services. Life Technologies are the sole owners and distributors of these licenses. The contract was awarded via a Negotiated Procedure (NCA). An NCA can be justified under the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016: Regulation 6(1): A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract (b) Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000649515

## Provenance

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