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DoJ FSNI Y-Str Profiling Kits for Use Within the Biology/DNA Workstreams

Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Forensic Science Northern Ireland: "DoJ FSNI Y-Str Profiling Kits for Use Within the Biology/DNA Workstreams". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityForensic Science Northern IrelandScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForensic Science Northern Ireland
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
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Published27 Apr 2022, 09:34 BST
Last source update27 Apr 2022, 09:34 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationClinical forensics equipment and supplies
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0330c3
What is being bought
Y-STR analysis has become well established in Forensic casework in the UK and Ireland, including all laboratories within the Association of Forensic Science Providers, of which FSNI is a member. To this end, FSNI have decided to launch a local Y-STR service.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Apr 2022, 09:34 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    27 Apr 2022, 09:34 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    27 Apr 2022, 09:34 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Y-STR analysis has become well established in Forensic casework in the UK and Ireland, including all laboratories within the Association of Forensic Science Providers, of which FSNI is a member. To this end, FSNI have decided to launch a local Y-STR service.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Apr 2022, 09:34 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST · £200,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
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Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
DoJ FSNI Y-Str Profiling Kits for Use Within the Biology/DNA Workstreams
£200,000 · signed 6 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Forensic Science Northern Ireland

Contracting authority GB-FTS-51187
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  • Forensic Science Northern Ireland
    buyer

    c/o Construction & Procurement Delivery, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UKN, BT3 9ED
    Justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • As per Regulation 50(6)(a) - information withheld for security reasons
    supplier

    As per Regulation 50(6)(a) - information withheld for security reasons, UK

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
    reviewBody

    The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleThis application fulfils the general grounds 2b (ii): 'competition is absent for technical reasons', as not awarding the contract directly to [WITHHELD] will result in: 1. FSNI losing the wealth of experience already built by the other main FSPs who use this technique routinely in case-work. If FSNI were to employ the alternative [WITHHELD] kit, FSNI would need to build this experience locally over time, therefore reducing the immediate and ongoing effectiveness to the Northern Ireland CJS. 2. FSNI having a reduced input to, and benefit from, joint research projects involving the other main FSPs on Y-STR analysis and interpretation will be extremely limited. Projects of this kind are very useful for providing supporting data to the evidence presented in Court. 3. Discriminatory power of FSNI database searches being reduced on the forthcoming FINDS (Home Office) database as the alternative [WITHHELD] system will not be fully compatible with this database. 4. Using [WITHHELD] there would be no reduction in the statistical power when calculations to estimate the occurrence of a profile in the general population are carried out using the forthcoming 10,000 sample survey from FINDS. For the [WITHHELD] system which will not be fully compatible with this database there will be a reduction. 5. Modifications will be required to the forthcoming FINDS (Home Office) database to allow Y-STR profiles obtained from the [WITHHELD] system to be loaded. This will have additional costs and time constraints associated with it. This application also fulfils the general grounds (iii): 'the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights', as [WITHHELD] is the sole supplier of the [WITHHELD] kit.