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# Detection, Identification and Monitoring (DIM) Equipment Uplift

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/detection-identification-and-monitoring-dim-equipment-uplift-ocds-h6vhtk-030c68). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority: "Detection, Identification and Monitoring (DIM) Equipment Uplift". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 18 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseyside-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNJC-6862-YTRY)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 October 2022 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 18
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Detection and analysis apparatus, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments, Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment, Spectroscopy devices
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030c68`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/detection-identification-and-monitoring-dim-equipment-uplift-ocds-h6vhtk-030c68#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities%2FIndex%3Fp%3De0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21%26v%3D2)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/detection-identification-and-monitoring-dim-equipment-uplift-ocds-h6vhtk-030c68#participate

## Description
Detection, Identification and Monitoring (DIM) Equipment Uplift

## Lots (18)
### Lot 1: Device to Identify solid and liquid chemicals materials, using infra-red spectroscopy
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33114000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,800,000
- **Description:** Device to identify solid and liquid chemical materials, using infra-red spectroscopy.

### Lot 2: For a device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using mass spectroscopy
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38430000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000
- **Description:** For a device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using mass spectroscopy

### Lot 3: Device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using flame photometry
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38430000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** See II.I.4 Short Description above

### Lot 4: Device to identify solid and liquid chemical materials, using Raman spectroscopy
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33114000, 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,400,000
- **Description:** See II.I.4 Short Description above

### Lot 5: For a device to identify biological materials, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,400,000
- **Description:** For a device to identify biological materials, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

### Lot 6: For a device to detect emitted gamma and neutron radiation
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £48,000
- **Description:** For a device to detect emitted gamma and neutron radiation

### Lot 7: For a device to detect emitted alpha radiation
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £48,000
- **Description:** For a device to detect emitted alpha radiation

### Lot 8: For a device to detect emitted beta radiation
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £48,000
- **Description:** For a device to detect emitted beta radiation

### Lot 9: Device to identify gamma emitting radiological isotopes
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £48,000
- **Description:** See II.I.4 Short Description above

### Lot 10: For a device to identify solid, liquid, gas or vapour chemical materials using any other innovative technology not listed in any other lot (not including devices that utilise photoionisation detection, radiation dosimetry, colorimetry, lateral flow assay, wet chemistry, ion mobility spectroscopy, monitors for flammable/toxic/irrespirable atmospheres).
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** Innovative Device
Lot 10:  For a device to identify solid, liquid, gas or vapour chemical materials using any other innovative technology not listed in any other lot (not including devices that utilise photoionisation detection, radiation dosimetry, ...

### Lot 11: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For a device to identify biological materials, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

### Lot 12: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For a device to detect emitted gamma and neutron radiation

### Lot 13: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `13`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For a device to detect emitted alpha radiation

### Lot 14: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `14`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For a device to detect emitted beta radiation

### Lot 15: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `15`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For a device to identify gamma emitting radiological isotopes

### Lot 16: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `16`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For a device to measure and record the dose of ionising radiation a person has received

### Lot 1 & 5: Device to Identify solid and liquid chemicals materials, using infra-red spectroscopy; For a device to identify biological materials, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- **Lot id:** `1 & 5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33114000, 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** See II.I.4 Short Description above

### Lot 2 & 10: Device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using mass spectroscopy & device to identify solid, liquid, gas or vapour chemical materials using any other innovative technology not listed in any other lot
- **Lot id:** `2 & 10`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38430000, 38900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** See II.I.4 Short Description above

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Device to Identify solid and liquid chemicals materials, using infra-red spectroscopy; For a device to identify biological materials, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (active)
  - Award id: `026664-2023-MFRS 2223-02 L1L5-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HazmatLink Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92163`
  - Value: £4,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using mass spectroscopy & device to identify solid, liquid, gas or vapour chemical materials using any other innovative technology not listed in any other lot (active)
  - Award id: `026664-2023-MFRS 2223-02 L2L10-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Southern Scientific Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182268`
  - Value: £8,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using flame photometry (active)
  - Award id: `026664-2023-MFRS 2223-02 L3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **CBRNergetics Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92165`
  - Value: £1,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Device to identify solid and liquid chemical materials, using raman spectroscopy (active)
  - Award id: `026664-2023-MFRS 2223-02 L4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Metrohm UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186816`
  - Value: £2,400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Device To Identify Gamma Emitting Radiological Isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `026664-2023-MFRS 2223-02 L9-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Ametek GB Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179486`
  - Value: £1,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** Device to Identify solid and liquid chemicals materials, using infra-red spectroscopy; For a device to identify biological materials, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,200,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2023

- **Contract:** Device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using mass spectroscopy & device to identify solid, liquid, gas or vapour chemical materials using any other innovative technology not listed in any other lot (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,000,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2023

- **Contract:** Device to identify gas and vapour chemical materials, using flame photometry (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2023

- **Contract:** Device to identify solid and liquid chemical materials, using raman spectroscopy (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,400,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2023

- **Contract:** Device To Identify Gamma Emitting Radiological Isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021164-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-10T16:52:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T18:13:03.640Z
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