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# Forensic Marking Products

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forensic-marking-products-ocds-h6vhtk-03f54a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire: "Forensic Marking Products". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-constabulary-on-behalf-of-the-police-and-crime-comm-GB-FTS-138430)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 September 2023 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Emergency and security equipment, Security equipment, Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, Site-identification equipment, Surveillance and security systems and devices
- **Delivery Location:** UKD, UKG, UKK, UKL, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f54a`

## 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/forensic-marking-products-ocds-h6vhtk-03f54a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D71932%26B%3DBLUELIGHT)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forensic-marking-products-ocds-h6vhtk-03f54a#participate

## Description
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire (PCC) as the Authority aims to appoint a suitably qualified single supplier of Forensic Marking Products for Offender Identification and Property Marking. The offender identification products will be required to uniquely identify an offender through a forensic solution such as spray or grease derived from the subject’s criminal actions at a crime scene where the product has been covertly or overtly installed.
The Framework will be open for participation by Police Forces named in section II.2.4, and will have a term of 4 years.
Please note the value of £1m is an estimate. The actual spend will depend on funding available to the named Forces through national campaigns such as Safer Streets. The PCC cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement.
Full details can be found within the Online ITT – which is constructed as an online questionnaire with supporting files in the document folder.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35100000, 35120000, 35121000, 35123000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD, UKG, UKK, UKL, UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire (PCC) as the Authority aims to appoint a suitably qualified single supplier of Forensic Marking Products for Offender Identification and Property Marking. The PCC wants to continue making Cheshire a safe...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2023 to 31/10/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026540-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-07T16:21:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:52:44.240Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f54a