RM5706 SO9885 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standard

Before being used by the police, all breath alcohol equipment must be type approved by the Secretary of State for the Home Office. This requires it to pass a series of tests mandated by guides to type approval for each piece of equipment (evidential testers or screeners). This includes some environmental testing, including radio frequency interference. Starting in 2016, UK emergency services is likely to begin migration from the current TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) system, to a proposed 4G LTE (4th Generation Long-Term Evolution) based system, referred to as the ESN (Emergency Services Network). This will result in a very different electromagnetic landscape that will look vastly different from when the current standards were drafted. Current EMC requirements are outlined in three separate Home Office Standards (Spec 5, FSS and Speedmeter Handbook) and CAST requires that these must be consolidated in a single updated EMC standard. The current standards can be found at annexes 1-5.

Additional information: Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’.

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 at the Invitation to Tender stage.

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Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, you will need to express and interest for the Insert Title This is done by emailing [email protected]. Your email must clearly state:

• the name of this procurement electromagnetic capability and the RM reference number RM5706 SO9885 • the name of the registered supplier; and • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will then process this email and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

The Invitation to Tender will be issued by close of play on and therefore suppliers can register on the e-Sourcing Suite between the issue date of this Contracts Finder advert and the deadline date.

The deadline date for submission of proposals will be 14:00 Wednesday 1st July 2015.

It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond.

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