Expired contract

Pilot Border Force Forensic Testing Services

Details

Value
£90,000
Duration
1 year
Topic
Drug detection apparatus
Published
23 April 2024

Tender description

Border Force are seeking ways to protect staff on the front line and provide a forensic testing service for goods in three use cases: Before adoption by our prosecuting partner, NCA, to confirm the presence of prohibited substances. When items have been seized following an indication of a prohibited substance and then appealed leading to condemnation cases. Where no safe through barrier testing is available and the goods are suspected of being high harm. Under this Agreement, the following shall be out of scope - Drug and alcohol testing of BF staff.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date17 April 2024
  2. Completed: Award published23 April 2024
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date16 April 2025

About the buyer

Home Office is a central ministerial department, and it buys through its own commercial and procurement function. Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration and HM Passport Office sit within the department. Security-sector contracts run through the Joint Security and Resilience Centre, a dedicated procurement route for that work.

Over the past 5 years, most of Home Office's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 38544000 · Drug detection apparatus

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