City of London Police Carbine Weapon System and Warranty Services

Concepts

• weapons, ammunition
• miscellaneous weapons
• several carbine firearms
• warranty services
• system
• carbine
• weapon
• police
• carbines
• • armed response

Location

United Kingdom: City of London Police premises, 182 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4NP. City of London, by Armed Response Vehicle (ARV) officers.

Description

Suppliers will be required to complete, sign, date and return Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) via the portal before accessing the Tender Pack/Documents. The NDA can be found within the 'attachments' section. Please download the NDA, sign and return via the messaging portal within the ITT (itt_COL_18588). Please only complete the sections in red text. The City of London Police (CoLP) need to replace their entire fleet of 115 H&K G36 carbines with a carbine and sighting system better suited to the modern ARV workforce operating in the densely built-up urban environment of the City of London. The sighting system has already been procured but will be used in line with the carbines, as part of the practical assessment of this procurement, as detailed within the 'Technical Response Document''. The City of London Police (CoLP) is seeking to procure several carbine firearms suited to the modern ARV workforce operating in the densely built-up urban environment of the City of London.

Total Quantity or Scope

“The Tactical Firearms Group (TFG) provides around-the-clock armed response and specialised support for a range of operational needs, including both spontaneous and planned police activities. The unit comprises two key functions, operational response, and training, which collectively serve the force and broader community. Core support and services include: • Armed Response and Protective Escort • Public Space Protection Initiatives • Secure and Specialist Transport • Entry Methods and Security Guidance • Firearms and Taser Training The contract will run for an initial period of 10 years, as permitted by the applicable terms. The estimated contract value of £340,000 considers the entire duration, with a primary focus on spending in the first 12 months to establish key provisions. Additional information: Please note that the signing and completion of an NDA is required to be sent via the messaging portal of the ITT prior to the Tender Pack being issued.

CPV Codes

• 35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
• 35310000 - Miscellaneous weapons

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract. The estimated contract value is £340,000. Participants should register as a supplier on the portal using the aforementioned URL/link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled using the Reference number stated below. The procurement is being run as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisation would like to participate in this tender exercise, it can by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender documents which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_COL_22190 or itt_COL_18588. Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The contracting authority will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents. The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The procurement process that will apply to the requirement is specified in the procurement documents accordingly. Please note that the signing and completion of an NDA is required to be sent via the messaging portal of the ITT prior to the Tender Pack being issued.