Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Gas Monitors and Associated Equipment for CBRN
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Gas Monitors and Associated Equipment. Single-gas Oxygen (O²) detectors are an integral part of CBRN protection capability. The detectors are used by responders as a defensive detection and monitoring device to enable safe systems of work.
A total of 2000 O² Gas Monitors are required operationally.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 8 Aug 2025, 11:18 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2025, 15:04 BST
- Authority reference
WMP0827- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050241- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058402Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The risks of delaying award by conducting a competitive tendering procedure are that the current capability and response could be severely impacted, in the event of any CBRN response where respiratory protection is required by our specialists.
Risks:
- Potential loss of all CBRN capability if current operational Oxygen gas monitors fail before or during use
- The legality of deploying Armed Response Police Officers and other CBRN Responders into a scene without an Oxygen gas monitor, as this goes against the current safe system of work and its associated training
- The possibility that officers may refuse to deploy without the proper or in service monitoring equipment
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published8 Aug 2025, 11:18 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Aug 2025, 11:28 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Aug 2025, 15:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowcon Detection Instruments LTD15 Aug 2025 – 14 Aug 2030 | £423,600 inc. VAT | 8 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Gas Monitors and Associated Equipment for CBRN · Crowcon Detection Instruments LTD
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2025
- Value
- £423,600 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Aug 2025 – 14 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Below £5m and a one-off purchase
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Crowcon Detection Instruments LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender