Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Guildhall, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
Christina.Paraskevaidou@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.capitalesourcing.com
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.capitalesourcing.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.capitalesourcing.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Wet Forensic Services
Reference number
prj_COL_19771
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of London Corporation invites Tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services under 3 Lots.
Lot 1 – DNA PACE, Examination, Recovery and Profiling
Lot 2 – Drug identification and Analysis
Lot 3 – Toxicology Casework and Toxicology Analysis of Biological Samples
The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,440,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Any combination of 1, 2 or 3 lots.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 – DNA PACE, Examination, Recovery and Profiling
Lot No
Lot 1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 79700000 - Investigation and security services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of London Corporation invites tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services under:
Lot 1 – DNA PACE, Examination, Recovery and Profiling
This lot will be used for the provision of profiling PACE DNA samples and submitting the resulting profile for search and potential inclusion on the National DNA Database (NDNAD) as well as casework, interpretation, comparison and analysis including but not limited to handwriting, footwear and trace evidence.
Further details can be found within the specification.
The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £780,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 – Drug identification and Analysis
Lot No
Lot 2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 79700000 - Investigation and security services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of London Corporation invites tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services.
Lot 2 – Drug identification and Analysis
Quantify or count submitted substances and identify any drugs and/or associated additives, in line with the City of London Police Forensic Strategy.
Further details can be found within the specification documents.
The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 – Toxicology Casework and Toxicology Analysis of Biological Samples
Lot No
Lot 3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 79700000 - Investigation and security services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of London Corporation invites tenders to provide a submission for the provision of Wet Forensic Services.
Lot 3 – Toxicology Casework and Toxicology Analysis of Biological Samples
This lot will be utilised in cases where toxicology is the sole or key requirement of the investigation. This will include unexplained/suspicious deaths and sexual offences, both of which will require results to be provided in a timely fashion. Provide an analytical service to analyse a blood or urine sample for the presence of common drugs of abuse or alcohol and quantify concentrations. If required, to interpret the effects of identified substances on behaviour, including road traffic offence samples.
Further details can be found within the specification documentation.
The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £360,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The duration of the contract is 48 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 72 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 May 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
24 May 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Please note that this procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘CapitaleSourcing’ (url:www.capitalesourcing.com)
Participants should register as a supplier on the portal using the aforementioned URL/link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled using the Reference number stated below.
The estimated total value of the contract is stated in section II.1.5) of this notice and is exclusive of VAT and for all 3 lots for the entire duration, including all the optional extensions, together with all potential future needs as described within the tender documents.
The procurement is being run as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisation would like to participate in this tender exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_COL_19771 or itt_COL_15390 for Lot 1, or itt_COL_15391 for Lot 2 and itt_COL_15392 for Lot 3.
Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.
The contracting authority will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires.
The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators.
The procurement process that will apply to the requirement is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 20794760000
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 20794760000
Country
United Kingdom