Investigation services

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. Lot 1 — PACE DNA. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 2 years for Lot 1, PACE DNA and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 1) PACE: 2 000 000 GBP. Lot 2 — Crime Stain DNA. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 2) Crime Stain DNA: 4 000 000 GBP. Lot 3 — Other DNA. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:-3) Other DNA: 2 800 000 GBP. Lot 4 — Footwear. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 4) Footwear: 200 000 GBP. Lot 5 — Drugs. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 5) Drugs: 2 700 000 GBP. Lot 6 — Road Traffic / Simple Toxicology. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 6) Road Traffic / Simple Tox: 800 000 GBP. Lot — Casework / Complex Toxicology. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 7) Casework / Complex Toxicology: 1 000 000 GBP. Lot 8 — Casework. The consortium will adopt a multiple supplier strategy per Lot, specific details of which are in the tender documents. The initial contract duration shall be 3 years for Lots 2-8 and may be extended for up to 2 further years. The consortium Police Forces / Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC's) who would be awarding work from this tender process are: 1) Avon & Somerset; 2) British Transport Police, 3) Cheshire, 4) Cumbria, 5) Devon and Cornwall, 6) Dorset, 7) Dyfed-Powys, 8) Gloucestershire, 9) Greater Manchester, 10) Gwent, 11) Hampshire, 12) Lancashire, 13) Merseyside, 14) North Wales, 15) South Wales, 16) Surrey, 17) Sussex, 18) Thames Valley, 19) Wiltshire. In addition, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) may procure services from the selected Contractors, following the initial award for the 19 Forces. The estimated annual value, based on current spend and demand, excluding VAT is:- 8) Casework: 9 000 000 GBP.