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Published 28 Nov 2025, 11:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of 3D Laser Scanners for Forensic Collision Investigation Unit

Official notice

Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Police & fire)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£200,000≈ £50k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Dec 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 29 Jan 2030 · starts 30 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contract to provide 2 x 3D Laser Scanners and licensing for Forensic Collision Investigation Unit

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 29 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: The PME was undertaken under the PCR 2015 regime

CPV: Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) · Industrial lasers · Lasers · Measuring instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsSMEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
34965000 Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)38300000 Measuring instruments38636100 Lasers38636110 Industrial lasers
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed in the specification

What it takes to win
i

How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality - Mandatory Pass/Fail questions.: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality - Mandatory Pass/Fail questions.
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed in the specification

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 29 Jan 2030
First published
28 Nov 2025, 11:28 GMT
Last source update
28 Nov 2025, 11:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Jan 2026
Authority reference
CR202503006
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078013
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)Industrial lasersLasersMeasuring instruments
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eaea Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

The PME was undertaken under the PCR 2015 regime

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
29 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

28 Nov 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published334 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 11:28 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by320 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline303 days ago
    29 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by279 days ago
    22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts272 days ago
    30 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Nov 2025, 11:28 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQZB-4253-GCQD Darby House ,Darby Close ,Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, East Midlands, NN8 6GSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender