Tender

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Mobile Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices (MPRDTD)

  • BlueLight Commercial

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-032138

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ca67

Published 7 October 2024, 4:48pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

BlueLight Commercial

Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway

Birmingham

B4 6DG

Contact

Alex Postlethwaite

Email

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.