Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
DSTL,
Porton Down
SP4 0JQ
Contact
Shauneen Stewart
Telephone
+44 1980951031
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Research & Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
All Vehicle Screening Research
Reference number
RQ0000005938
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Training detection dogs to screen Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) for target odours
The purpose of this proposed contract is to work with a search dog Contractor to:
• Ensure there are at least 8 dogs capable of detecting a range of 12 target materials around the exterior of vehicle types (including cars, large vans, coaches and HGVs)
The Contractor will be required to provide a group of at least eight dogs and train them to detect up to 12 explosive and non-explosive materials, provided by the Authority. The Contractor should be able to source and utilise additional relevant materials in their training to allow the dogs to generalise across a range of similar samples of the required target materials.
The dogs must be trained to detect all target odours in both a stand-based test set-up and when concealed in various positions on exterior and interior of vehicles. Screening the interior of the trailer is out of scope for this contract. The dogs must be trained to discriminate the target odours from non-target odours that are concealed in a similar manner.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £120,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Training detection dogs to screen Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) for target odours
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 May 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Companies are required to provide a group of at least eight dogs which must be trained and available for testing. The Contractor should consider training more than eight dogs to ensure a minimum of eight trained dogs of the required standard are available for each phase of testing.
Companies must adhere to UK Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the DEFRA Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs 2018 and must have Certificate to acquire and keep explosives (COER 3), certificate of registration for the storage of explosives, Recipient competent authority transfer document (licence to transport explosives) or national equivalent licencing. Companies that do do possess such pre-requisites should not consider bidding