Official UK procurement notice
Radiological Nuclear Detection Framework
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Radiological Nuclear Detection Framework has been established to enable the procurement of Radiological Nuclear (RN) Detection equipment and supporting service arrangements for the Home Office.
This Framework Agreement intends to support Home Office strategic aims and to deliver enhancements to the end-to-end system for domestic Nuclear Security.
Duration: 4 Years
Start Date: 19/08/2024
End Date: 18/08/2028
CPV: Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jun 2024
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £21,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1BackpackCancelledceiling above
The following services are in scope as part of the Framework Agreement:
- Provide, service and maintain backpack detection equipment.
- Configuration and integration of detection equipment in particular locations, spaces or vs, including but not limited to conversions and concealment of detectors and DDAT integration requirements and delivery;
- Supporting digital capabilities including the provision of replay software (a virtual copy of the decision-making element of the detection system that can ingest previous captured and modelled data), software support, upgrades and service management tied to digital delivery;
- Supporting the integration with centralised databases and networking capabilities as specified by the Authority;
- Providing disposal or recycling or upcycling of detection equipment as required by the Authority. Additional information: Value of Lot 1 - £21,000,000
Lot #2HandheldCancelledceiling above
The following services are in scope as part of the Framework Agreement:
- Provide, service and maintain handheld detection equipment.
- Configuration and integration of detection equipment in particular locations, spaces or vs, including but not limited to conversions and concealment of detectors and DDAT integration requirements and delivery;
- Supporting digital capabilities including the provision of replay software (a virtual copy of the decision-making element of the detection system that can ingest previous captured and modelled data), software support, upgrades and service management tied to digital delivery;
- Supporting the integration with centralised databases and networking capabilities as specified by the Authority;
- Providing disposal or recycling or upcycling of detection equipment as required by the Authority. Additional information: Value of Lot 2 - £21,000,000
Lot #3Body-WornCancelledceiling above
The following services are in scope as part of the Framework Agreement:
- Provide, service and maintain body-worn detection equipment.
- Configuration and integration of detection equipment in particular locations, spaces or vs, including but not limited to conversions and concealment of detectors and DDAT integration requirements and delivery;
- Supporting digital capabilities including the provision of replay software (a virtual copy of the decision-making element of the detection system that can ingest previous captured and modelled data), software support, upgrades and service management tied to digital delivery;
- Supporting the integration with centralised databases and networking capabilities as specified by the Authority;
- Providing disposal or recycling or upcycling of detection equipment as required by the Authority. Additional information: Value of Lot 3 - £21,000,000
Lot #4StaticCancelledPublished value£42,000,000
The following services are in scope as part of the Framework Agreement:
- Provide, service and maintain static detection equipment.
- Configuration and integration of detection equipment in particular locations, spaces or vs, including but not limited to conversions and concealment of detectors and DDAT integration requirements and delivery;
- Supporting digital capabilities including the provision of replay software (a virtual copy of the decision-making element of the detection system that can ingest previous captured and modelled data), software support, upgrades and service management tied to digital delivery;
- Supporting the integration with centralised databases and networking capabilities as specified by the Authority;
- Providing disposal or recycling or upcycling of detection equipment as required by the Authority. Additional information: Value of Lot 4 - £42,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Technical Requirements: 20%
- Integration: 5%
- AWE Technical: 45%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Technical Requirements: 20
- Integration: 5
- Social Value: 10
- AWE Technical: 45
- Commercial: 20
- Suitability
How to Register interest:
Please note, only bidders who have returned a completed NDA and are registered on the Authority's eSourcing Jaggaer portal will be invited to tender.
- Email [email protected] to request a blank Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) document for use in this tender.
- Complete the NDA and return to [email protected]
- Within 24 hours of the Authority receiving the signed NDA access will be provided to the tender documentation.
- The tender exercise will be run using the Home Office tenders portal. In order for you to respond to it, you will need to be registered: homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗ (click the “to register click here” text).
Should you have any problems with registration, please refer to the eSourcing Helpdesk instructions also detailed on portal home page Home Office eSourcing Portal
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Radiological Nuclear Detection Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Dec 2023, 12:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2024, 12:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029538- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042929Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: How to Register interest: Please note, only bidders who have returned a completed NDA and are registered on the Jaggaer portal will be invited to tender. 1. Email [email protected] to request a blank Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) document for use in this tender. 2. Complete the NDA and return to [email protected] 3. Within 24 hours of the Authority receiving the signed NDA access will be provided to the tender documentation. 4. The tender exercise will be run using the Home Office tenders portal. In order for you to respond to it, you will need to be registered: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html (click the “to register click here” text). Should you have any problems with registration, please refer to the eSourcing Helpdesk instructions also detailed on portal home page Home Office eSourcing Portal
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 31 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2024 → 31 Jan 2025 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published16 Sept 2024, 12:38 BST
- Bids must remain valid until31 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2024, 12:06 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.1) Title · Section II: Object | 105000000 | Radiological Nuclear Detection Framework |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £21,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 3 - Body-Worn
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Static
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2024
- Value
- £42,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Handheld
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Backpack
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Backpack | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Handheld | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Body-Worn | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Static | 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- AMETEK (GB) LimitedFramework contractor
- Air Sentry LimitedFramework contractor
- Bertin Exensor LimitedFramework contractor
- Kromek LimitedFramework contractor
- Level Peaks Associates LimitedFramework contractor
- Rapiscan Systems LimitedFramework contractor
- Southern Scientific LimitedFramework contractor
- Symetrica Security LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria