Forgery Detection Equipment
Home Office · London
Key facts
- Contract value
- £62,315
- Awarded
- 02 Mar 2017
- Contract starts
- 13 Mar 2017
- Contract ends
- 31 Mar 2017
- Procedure
- Other -
- Buyer type
- Central government
Awarded to
| Supplier | Value |
|---|---|
| Foster and Freeman Limited | £62,315 |
Description
Border Force is a Directorate of the Home Office. Border Force has a requirement for five (5) units of forgery detection equipment of the following specification;
1. A visual spectral comparator, capable of subjecting questioned documents to a range of different light frequencies [white (flood), white (flood) spot, short/medium/long UV, oblique (side), infra-red (absorption/reflective/fluorescence) including anti-stokes, transmitted UV, transmitted and transmitted spot] to enable: a) Examination of known security features for signs of simulation/tampering; b) Examination of pages for signs of watermark simulation, counterfeiting of pages and alteration/concealment of endorsements; and c) Examination of inks used in bio-data, visas and endorsements to confirm authenticity against known issued examples. 2. Equipment must be of a standard and design commonly recognised by, and employed by, professional forensic document examiners and expertisers of valuable printed matter (e.g. banknotes, stamps, antiquarian books etc) 3. Equipment must include a visual display unit capable of saving images in a suitable digital format. 4. Equipment must include functions of magnification [minimum x40 optical] against a database of specimen documents. 5. Equipment must include UV [254/312/365 nm] and co-axial light sources. 6. Equipment must include optical character recognition, and the capability to decode IPI, and view latent images and optically variable devices. 7. Equipment must be capable of use by a competent Border Force specialist forgery officer without the need for specific training. 8. Equipment must be of such a recognised forensic standard as to enable the observations and the findings of examinations to be defended with confidence in a court of criminal law. 9. Equipment must be delivered to the five Border Force offices in scope by 31 March 2017 certain.
Bidders should submit their quotation to Amanda Hallinan by email by close of play on 28th February 2017.
Home Office terms & conditions of contract (Short Form Goods November 2011) shall apply to any subsequent order.
Categories (CPV)
- 35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Similar open tenders
ID 6453916 Department for Communities – HED – Provision of PPE
Location: Northern IrelandBuyer: Department for Communities
Open tenderCloses 16 Nov, 202612 daysValue £200.00kSource Find a TenderThe Historic Environment Division (HED), part of the Department for Communities (DfC), is the government lead for the historic environment of Northern Ireland. HED records, protects, conserves and promotes Northern Ireland’s historic environment, managing heritage assets ranging from archaeological sites and monuments
Overt Fleet Vehicle Collision Repair Services
Location: LondonBuyer: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
Open tenderCloses 15 Dec, 202641 daysValue £34.50mSource Find a TenderThe Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), acting on behalf of the contracting authority identified in the Tender Notice and Contract, is seeking to appoint suppliers capable of delivering safe, efficient, resilient and high-quality vehicle collision repair services for its overt fleet. The fleet includes vehicles used in
Term Service Contract for the Installation, Maintenance, Periodic Inspection and Servicing of CCTV Systems
Location: Yorkshire and the HumberBuyer: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Open tenderCloses 9 Dec, 202635 daysValue £672.00kSource Find a TenderInstallation, maintenance and periodic inspection and testing of Closed Circuit Television Systems (CCTV Systems) in various occupied operational council properties located within the geographical boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Life Safety System (LSS) Inspections, Servicing and Associated Maintenance, Upgrades and/or Repairs
Location: IrelandBuyer: Tuath Housing Association Ltd
Open tenderCloses 9 Dec, 202635 daysValue €5.00MSource TEDTuath Housing Association invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced electrical contractor to undertake Life Safety System (LSS) inspections, servicing and associated maintenance, upgrades and/or repairs on selected Tuath Housing Association properties. This initiative is part of an ongoing asset managemen
Supply and Delivery of Turntable Ladder Aerial Fire Appliance for use by Offaly Fire and Rescue Service
Location: IrelandBuyer: Offaly County Council
Open tenderCloses 2 Dec, 202628 daysValue €900.00KSource TEDSupply and Delivery of Turntable Ladder Aerial Fire Appliance for use by Offaly Fire and Rescue Service
T.083.2026 Request for Tenders to establish a Single-Supplier Framework for the provision of Temporary CCTV and related Services for Special Events as a Managed Service, for An Garda Síochána
Location: IrelandBuyer: An Garda Síochána
Open tenderCloses 16 Nov, 202612 daysValue €4.50MSource TEDIn summary, the services requested comprise of the provision of temporary CCTV and related Services for outdoor Special Events and VIP Visits as a Managed Service. The Contracting Authority will require the successful Tenderer to have the ability to provide services they are tendering for within short notice i.e. 48 ho