PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Market Engagement - Detect, Identify and/or Monitor Chemical and Biological Hazardous Substances

Home Office · published 23 Jan 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDce582330-15a0-4206-8187-c6d3bdec837c-880468
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-a086c454-8cc4-4e24-ac8a-f5440d288781
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-278575
Release typeplanning
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
Not disclosed
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Not stated
Category
Not stated
CPV
73300000
Design and execution of research and development
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Market Engagement/Request For Information The Home Office is responsible for setting strategic direction for security and law enforcement. The department plays a crucial enabling role in security and law enforcement operations, supporting the harnessing of cutting-edge capabilities through investment in science and technology to anticipate the emerging technologies of the future. The Home Office has a requirement for next generation capabilities to detect, identify and/or monitor chemical and biological hazardous substances in public and government locations, for safety and security purposes. The purpose of this RFI is to enhance the Home Office's understanding of current and future cutting-edge capabilities, to consider options for funding further research, capability development and procurement in the future. Additional information: To participate in this market engagement/RFI, participants must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, please e-mail HomelandSecurityRNProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk to request access. Please add your organisation name to the e-mail and use "RFI Chemical & Biological" as the subject header. The eMail will be processed and then the buyer will enable the supplier to access the details online via the eSourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Porta,l please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).

Tender statusplanning
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release23 Jan 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 23 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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