Forensic Accreditation Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Metropolitan Police Service (Police & fire)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Jul 2021no call for competition

Awarded to United Kingdom Accreditation Service

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Forensic Accreditation Services for ISO17025 and ISO17020

CPV: Laboratory services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Accreditation services for the Metropolitan police to provide in house forensic servicesAwarded

Delivery: London

71900000 Laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Oct 2021, 16:13 BST
Last source update: 6 Oct 2021, 16:13 BST
Authority reference: 11400267439
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-024938
Classification (CPV): Laboratory servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e8d8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: This is a direct award. UKAS are the only recognised accreditation entity within the UK who can assess ISO standards for forensic analysis.

Publisher note: This is a direct award. UKAS are the only recognised accreditation entity within the UK who can assess ISO standards for forensic analysis.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
United Kingdom Accreditation Service	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Forensic Accreditation Services · United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Signed
20 Jul 2021
Value
£500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Metropolitan Police Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Commercial Services, C/O Post Room at NSY, Victoria Embankment,, LONDON, London, SW1A 2JLContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Metropolitan police service c/o Mayors Office for Policing and CrimeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

United Kingdom Accreditation ServicesAwarded supplier Staines-upon-Thames, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.