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Nominated Test Laboratory for the Assessment of Submissions of Chemical Irritant Sprays

Test and evaluation of firearms and ammunition
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Home Office: "Nominated Test Laboratory for the Assessment of Submissions of Chemical Irritant Sprays". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityHome OfficeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
20% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 33 active published awards; 15 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHome Office
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
Last source update5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationTest and evaluation of firearms and ammunition
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04afac
What is being bought
Services: The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the 'Home Office') requires a test facility to conduct independent assessment of submissions of police chemical irritant sprays based on Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide (PAVA) which will consist of a technical file review, conducting testing and reporting in accordance with Home Office Standard for Police chemical Irritant sprays: PAVA, Publication Number: 23/14 (here on in referred to as the Standard) and Home Office Certification for Police Chemical Irritant Spray: PAVA. Process and Guidance Document (here on in referred to as the Guidance Document). The test facility will act as the Nominated Test Laboratory (NTL) in accordance the Guidance Document.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £1,200,000
    21 Oct 2024, 14:16 BST
  7. Status changed to active
    21 Oct 2024, 14:16 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    21 Oct 2024, 14:16 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 25 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
    21 Oct 2024, 14:16 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    21 Oct 2024, 14:16 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Home Office is seeking to create a contract with a single supplier to test chemical irritant sprays.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 19 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £1,193,889
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Alford Technologies
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Contracts
Contract
£1,193,889 · signed 19 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Home Office

Contracting authority GB-FTS-27582
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