Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices (MPRDTD)
Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNotice of Competition to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices (MPRDTD), including the respective equipment and consumables that are required. The Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 5A permits the police to conduct a preliminary test in the investigation of drug driving offences for the purpose of obtaining an indication whether a person has a specified controlled drug in their body. This DPS will be for two (2) LOTs with the characteristics described in ITT Schedule 1: Specification (Statement of Requirements (SOR), Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Technical and Quality Standards Annex 1 and Annex 2. Lot 1: Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Single Use Disposable.Lot 2: Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Re-Usable Handheld DevicesPlease note this is a republication of Notice 2022/S 000-007329, published 17 March 2022.
CPV: Detection apparatus · Drug detection apparatus · Immunoassay analysers · Laboratory services · Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market (open)
- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Market period
- 4 yrs 11 mo from 31 Jul 2022
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 3 of themLot #1Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices UK, Yorkshire & Humber
LOT 1 - Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices Single Use Disposable. test cartridges designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs. Devices shall be ‘Unpowered’ – with no electrical power required to operate the MPRDTD. Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).
Lot #2Powered Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices UK
LOT 2 Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Re-Usable Handheld Devices. Test cartridges: designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs. Devices shall be ‘Powered’ – capable of being used from mains electricity supply, a local generated electrical supply, internal batteries and/or external batteries. Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).
Lot #3Drugs Testing on Arrest DevicesPlanned UK
Supporting DRUG INTERVENTIONS PROGRAMME (DIP) DRUG TESTING ON ARREST (AND ASSOCIATED INTERVENTIONS)
Introducing-Locally-Funded-DTOA.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)
To procure an end-to-end, point-of-contact oral fluid drug screening system for collection and testing of oral fluids for the presence of drugs abuse and or their metabolites and confirmatory laboratory service to support the drug screening system. This service will consist of point-of-contact oral fluid drug screening devices and any related consumables, secure courier service, confirmatory laboratory services. Additional information: And additional associated equipment, consumables, materials and service
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 45%
- price: 45%
- Sustainability & Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 45%
- Sustainability & Social Value: 10%
- Price: 45%
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Mobile Preliminary…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jul 2021, 07:08 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2024, 16:48 BST
- Authority reference
BLC0111- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032138- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ca67Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Any issues to be reported through normal clarification process.
Publisher note: The Suppliers devices must be able to detect the following target drugs currently specified under the Road Traffic Act 1988[1]: (Mandatory) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the main active ingredient of cannabis) Cocaine.All devices must have and maintain Home Office Type Approval for police use in Great Britain. (Annex 1 and Annex 2)Over an historical three (3) year period there has been a combined total of approx. 300,000 Preliminary Road drug tests undertaken across the UK.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via In-tendTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Notice/31515 ↗
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- 30 May 2027, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Aug 2021 → 30 May 2027 · 4 dates- Next notice expected23 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts31 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published7 Oct 2024, 16:48 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 220 days · period end, not a bid countdown30 May 2027, 17:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2022- Published value updated to £10,000,00017 Mar 2022, 15:24 GMTwas £12,500,000
- Status changed to active17 Mar 2022, 15:24 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Mar 2022, 15:24 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST17 Mar 2022, 15:24 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled22 Mar 2022, 13:09 GMT
- Status changed to complete31 Jan 2023, 18:24 GMT
- Buyer details updated31 Jan 2023, 18:24 GMT
- Status changed to active7 Oct 2024, 16:48 BST
- Deadline moved to 30 May 2027, 17:00 BST7 Oct 2024, 16:48 BST+1867 days · was 19 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Oct 2024, 16:48 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2022-03: 1 release · 17 Mar 2022
- 2021-07: 1 release · 21 Jul 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awardsAwards so far
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Mobile Preliminary Roadside Drug Testing Devices (MPRDTD) for the YatH Forces
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2022
- Value
- £789,000
- Period
- … – 30 May 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset PoliceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for South YorkshireContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- CEDRMediation bodyReview contact point
- The High Court of England and WalesReview body
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- D.Tec International LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria