Maintenance and provision of radiological and nuclear detection equipment

The Home Office wishes to enter a market engagement exercise for its potential requirements for maintenance, support and the provision of mobile and fixed radiological and nuclear detection equipment across the UK and juxtaposed ports to detect and prevent the illicit importation of radiological and nuclear materials.

This requirement is with regards to detection equipment and related support services, however this component forms part of a larger, nationwide RN Detection capability which are and will be subject to separate commercial arrangements.

The Home Office seeks to engage with potential providers for their views on the following potential requirements:

• Establishment of a common, consistent service for the support and maintenance of fixed and mobile radiological/nuclear detection technologies, operational before March 2018. • Replacement of a number of lanes of fixed detectors with a semi-portable detection solution that incorporates Gamma spectroscopy before March 2018. • Make provision for the trial, deployment and introduction into service of enhancements to existing detection systems and new fixed and mobile detection technologies. • As part of the Strategic Service Integration Project, the transition of the existing service to a disaggregated services model of which detection is a part of the whole system.

In order to provide your input to our market engagement exercise, the Home Office invites organisations to complete our pro forma and submit via our eSourcing Suite.

To gain access to the proforma and to submit a response, you must first be registered on the eSourcingSuite. If you have not already yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, it can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link "Supplier eSourcing Registration". Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation you are registering. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers

Once registered on the eSourcing Suite, you can get access to the proforma by emailing [email protected]

Your email should ask to be added to the event called "HO_BF_RFI_CYC" and you must include the name of the registered company, and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Home Office will then give you access to the event and the registered user will receive an email to confirm.

For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk on 0345 0103503.

As part of the market engagement exercise, the Home Office intends to invite some potential providers to participate in discussion on topics detailed in the pro forma between 11th and 12th January 2017.

Additional information: If you would like to participate in the market engagement by meeting with the Authority, please complete the pro forma and submit it via the eSourcing Suite with reasonable notice of 11th and 12th January, ideally prior to 5pm on 4th January 2017. Please note that meetings are limited on 11/12 January but we may make provision for telephone calls on other dates.

Registering on the eSourcing Suite, providing a response (or not), or attending a meeting will not affect either negatively or positively your ability to participate in any possible, later procurements for these services/goods. 90721600 Radiation protection services 31642000 Electronic detection apparatus 35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment 35113200 Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment 35113300 Safety installations 35120000 Surveillance and security systems and Devices 35121000 Security equipment 38341000 Apparatus for measuring radiation 38430000 Detection and analysis apparatus 38546000 Explosives detection system 38546100 Bomb detectors 38581000 Baggage-scanning equipment 38940000 Nuclear evaluation instruments 45315100 Electrical engineering installation works 45316210 Installation of traffic monitoring equipment 48210000 Networking software package 48211000 Platform interconnectivity software package 50000000 Repair and maintenance services 50116100 Electrical-system repair services 50312300 Maintenance and repair of data network equipment 50312600 Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment 50324100 System maintenance services 50324200 Preventive maintenance services 50343000 Repair and maintenance services of video equipment 50410000 Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus 50530000 Repair and maintenance services of machinery 50600000 Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials 50610000 Repair and maintenance services of security equipment 51000000 Installation services (except software) 51100000 Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment 51200000 Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating 51411000 Installation services of imaging equipment 51500000 Installation services of machinery and equipment 51540000 Installation services of special-purpose machinery and equipment 73421000 Development of security equipment