Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BlueLight Commercial
Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6DG
Contact
Alex Postlethwaite
alex.postlethwaite@bluelight.police.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://bluelightcommercial.police.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices (MPRDTD)
Reference number
BLC0111
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38544000 - Drug detection apparatus
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Notice of Competition to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices (MPRDTD), including the respective equipment and consumables that are required. The Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 5A permits the police to conduct a preliminary test in the investigation of drug driving offences for the purpose of obtaining an indication whether a person has a specified controlled drug in their body. This DPS will be for two (2) LOTs with the characteristics described in ITT Schedule 1: Specification (Statement of Requirements (SOR), Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Technical and Quality Standards Annex 1 and Annex 2. Lot 1: Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Single Use Disposable.Lot 2: Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Re-Usable Handheld DevicesPlease note this is a republication of Notice 2022/S 000-007329, published 17 March 2022.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38544000 - Drug detection apparatus
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
LOT 1 - Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices Single Use Disposable. test cartridges designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs. Devices shall be ‘Unpowered’ – with no electrical power required to operate the MPRDTD. Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
31 July 2022
End date
30 May 2027
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: No
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
Powered Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38544000 - Drug detection apparatus
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
LOT 2 Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Re-Usable Handheld Devices. Test cartridges: designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs. Devices shall be ‘Powered’ – capable of being used from mains electricity supply, a local generated electrical supply, internal batteries and/or external batteries. Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
31 July 2022
End date
30 May 2027
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: No
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
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-007329
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 May 2027
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The Suppliers devices must be able to detect the following target drugs currently specified under the Road Traffic Act 1988[1]: (Mandatory) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the main active ingredient of cannabis) Cocaine.All devices must have and maintain Home Office Type Approval for police use in Great Britain. (Annex 1 and Annex 2)Over an historical three (3) year period there has been a combined total of approx. 300,000 Preliminary Road drug tests undertaken across the UK.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
BlueLight Commercial
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Any issues to be reported through normal clarification process.