Official UK procurement notice
DfT National Capability Testing Centre Supplier Questionnaire
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDeadline extension for the below notice, published 20/08/2024.
The National Capability Testing Centre is a key part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) testing capabilities and provides a central location for the handling, manufacture and disposal of explosives against national and international standards, such as, but not limited to, European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) as well as the storing of firearms and knives.
DfT need a new site and we are currently assessing the market capabilities on offer, before defining our detailed requirements. Participation will not guarantee being a part of any future procurement. If any future procurement is restricted to certain suppliers, a suitable set of criteria will be applied to select participants.
Suppliers are invited to complete and return the Questionnaire (accessible at www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9265ec5b-2440… ↗) by 5pm, Friday 13th September. Further response guidance can be found within the attachment.
We welcome all feedback. All responses will be treated as Commercially Sensitive.
CPV: Explosives · Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment · Research and Development services on security and defence materials · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment · Test and evaluation of security equipment · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Further information is provided within the attached document, linked abovePlanned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2024, 13:02 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2024, 13:02 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028257- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497faFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Sept 2024 → 31 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published4 Sept 2024, 13:02 BST
- Tender notice expected31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.