Supply of Wet Forensic Services

A Tender Notice
by THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£1M
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
21 Apr 2022
Delivery
To 24 May 2026 (est.)
Deadline
24 May 2022 12:00

Concepts

Location

London

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

The City of London Corporation invites Tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services under 3 Lots. Lot 1 – DNA PACE, Examination, Recovery and Profiling Lot 2 – Drug identification and Analysis Lot 3 – Toxicology Casework and Toxicology Analysis of Biological Samples The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.

Lot Division

1 Lot 1 – DNA PACE, Examination, Recovery and Profiling
  • Value: £780K

The City of London Corporation invites tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services under: … This lot will be used for the provision of profiling PACE DNA samples and submitting the resulting profile for search and potential inclusion on the National DNA Database (NDNAD) as well as casework, interpretation, comparison and analysis including but not limited to handwriting, footwear and trace evidence. Further details can be found within the specification.

2 Lot 2 – Drug identification and Analysis
  • Value: £300K

The City of London Corporation invites tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services. … Quantify or count submitted substances and identify any drugs and/or associated additives, in line with the City of London Police Forensic Strategy. Further details can be found within the specification documents.

3 Lot 3 – Toxicology Casework and Toxicology Analysis of Biological Samples
  • Value: £360K

The City of London Corporation invites tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services. … This lot will be utilised in cases where toxicology is the sole or key requirement of the investigation. This will include unexplained/suspicious deaths and sexual offences, both of which will require results to be provided in a timely fashion. Provide an analytical service to analyse a blood or urine sample for the presence of common drugs of abuse or alcohol and quantify concentrations. If required, to interpret the effects of identified substances on behaviour, including road traffic offence samples. Further details can be found within the specification documentation.

Renewal Options

The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.

CPV Codes

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services
  • 79700000 - Investigation and security services
  • 85111810 - Blood analysis services
  • 85148000 - Medical analysis services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • Bids should cover one or more lots.
  • Bids should cover the whole contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are not available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Please note that this procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘CapitaleSourcing’ (url:www.capitalesourcing.com) 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 estimated total value of the contract is stated in section II.1.5) of this notice and is exclusive of VAT and for all 3 lots for the entire duration, including all the optional extensions, together with all potential future needs as described within the tender documents. 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 do so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_COL_19771 or itt_COL_15390 for Lot 1, or itt_COL_15391 for Lot 2 and itt_COL_15392 for Lot 3. Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires 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) questionnaires. 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.

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