Official UK procurement notice
FSNI Service Calibration, Repair and Consumables for Laser Equipment
Authority: Forensic Science Northern Ireland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForensic 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504f7Find 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.
- 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- Transparency notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:47 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected1 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withheld Section 94 Supplier1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2028 | £177,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther 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 Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Withheld Section 94 supplierAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender