PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Supply of Laser and bench top magnifier for detection and examination of forensic evidence.

BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED · published 31 Jan 2025. 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 IDe06a6105-939e-4adb-abbe-b394649c7769-821559
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-b335cd56-bdab-4aa5-b95a-21f2bf89b081
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/8u5J6V4e
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£27,808
award field
Tender value
£50,000
tender field
Procurement method
Catalogue purchase
Category
goods
CPV
38000000
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery
North East, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

We wish to purchase the following: 1. Portable hand-held light source for the detection & examination of forensic evidence including latent and treated fingermarks, body fluids, accelerants & traces of gun shot residue, illicit drug residues and other minute traces of evidence. Would need to use Blue (447nm) and Green (520nm) wavelengths. Must be secure with activation passcode. Must include specialist safety goggles. 2. Bench top magnifier with multi-wavelength illumination including infrared for the examination and 'marking up' of large items of evidence in the laboratory. 100-240V AC power input. Delivery would be to SE London. Please provide full specification to assist us in awarding this opportunity. Please provide quote via email in response to this opportunity. Additional information: The standard terms and conditions have been attached for your information, if you are unable to comply with our terms and conditions please do not bid for this contract. MPS standards terms will not be amended for contracts less than £50,000 in value.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release31 Jan 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published29 Jan 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published17 Mar 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Jan 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Foster & Freeman Ltd

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Published 31 Jan 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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