Forensic Services to the West and South Coast Consortium

Tender description

The West and South Coast Forensic Procurement Consortium are seeking Suppliers to deliver a Forensic Analytical Service to the 19 Forces. The Consortium is hosted by the PCC’s office of Avon & Somerset Constabulary which is acting on behalf of itself, and the 18 other Police Forces. The Services required will include both laboratory and scene based services which will be further described in the tender documents. The requirement will be for 8 lots. Successful suppliers must be able to deliver all of the services included in the lot (s) that they are applying for either directly or via a sub contractor. All service providers / sub-contractors must be BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited by UKAS (or equivalent), unless specifically stated within the tender documentation. The Consortium Forces reserve the right to procure some of their needs for Forensic Analytical Services outside of this procurement exercise. There is no guarantee of any volume or value of work under any subsequent contracts.