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Published 17 Apr 2025, 14:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FSNI Service Calibration, Repair and Consumables for Laser Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Forensic Science Northern Ireland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

Direct award
Awarded value£177,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Withheld Section 94 Supplier

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) is an Agency within the Department of Justice, responsible for the provision of impartial scientific advice and support, to enhance the Criminal Justice System. FSNI has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to manage the return of the PSNI’s speed metering equipment to the manufacturer for repair and calibration. FSNI do not procure the handheld lasers as this activity is undertaken by the PSNI. This DAC will cover the costs associated with the repair and calibration of these hand held speed metering devices and relates only to the service calibration and repair by the manufacturer.

This will be a 3 year DAC to enable the PSNI to test the market for alternative devices to the current solution. FSNI will use the length of this DAC to transfer responsibility for the calibration, servicing and repair of the devices to the PSNI. This will allow sufficient time for the PSNI to establish a new contract directly with the manufacturer, or test the market for a new hand held speed metering device to fully meet the needs of Roads Policing.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
17 Apr 2025, 14:47 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2025, 14:47 BST
Authority reference
DOJDAC 08/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015960
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504f7 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act. There is justification for a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—

(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works

The DAC can also rely on a derogation in this case to comply with Home Office Approval, the equipment can only be calibrated and repaired by the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s appointed agent or a suitable qualified technician offering appropriate evidence of technical and professional competence. There is only one appointed agent for the calibration, service and repair of the PSNI's speed metering equipment in the UK.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Failure to have calibration, servicing and repair of existing speed metering devices would have a detrimental effect on the ability of PSNI Roads Policing to meet their core public safety duty of maintaining safe roads, free from harm, in Northern Ireland.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 14:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £177,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Withheld Section 94 Supplier1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2028£177,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Forensic Science Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PMQQ-7246-VDQD Seapark, 151 Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, BT38 8PLContact email

Other public bodies

  • CPDBeneficiary authority
  • CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern IrelandGB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Withheld Section 94 supplierAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBXY-3232-WNHZ Withheld address line 1, Withheld Town,, Northern Ireland, BT3 9EDContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender