Official UK procurement notice
Stereo Comparison Microscopes - Support
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has a requirement for 6 new forensic comparison microscopes for ballistic analysis. The microscopes are the main equipment used by ballistic experts providing fast time intelligence for the national service.
Full service support for both the new systems and the old Leica FSC systems. This must be carried out by current Leica service engineers.
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
- 28 Mar 2025, 21:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2025, 21:21 GMT
- Authority reference
WMP0850- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011893- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa64Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The Authority has a requirement for 6 new forensic comparison microscopes for ballistic analysis. The microscopes are the main equipment used by ballistic experts providing fast time intelligence for the national service.
It is essential, due to the retention of 4 current FS4000 systems, that all parts are compatible and transferable with a Leica FSC comparison microscope. It is also essential to minimise training requirements that new systems are (with the exception of technological advances) functionally identical to the Leica FS4000 systems.
Full service support for both the new systems and the old Leica FSC systems. This must be carried out by current Leica service engineers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 8 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published28 Mar 2025, 21:21 GMT
- Standstill ends8 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published28 Mar 2025, 21:17 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published28 Mar 2025, 21:21 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd10 Apr 2025 – 10 Apr 2030 | £270,719 | 28 Mar 2025standstill to 8 Apr 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender