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Published 28 Mar 2025, 20:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Stereo Comparison Microscopes · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£608,773published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 28 Mar 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to GT Vision Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has a requirement for 6 new forensic comparison microscopes for ballistic analysis. The microscopes are the main equipment used by ballistic experts providing fast time intelligence for the national service.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
38510000 Microscopes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Mar 2025, 20:50 GMT
Last source update
28 Mar 2025, 20:57 GMT
Authority reference
WMP0850
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011890
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa62 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The Authority has a requirement for 6 new forensic comparison microscopes for ballistic analysis. The microscopes are the main equipment used by ballistic experts providing fast time intelligence for the national service.

It is essential, due to the retention of 4 current FS4000 systems, that all parts are compatible and transferable with a Leica FSC comparison microscope. It is also essential to minimise training requirements that new systems are (with the exception of technological advances) functionally identical to the Leica FS4000 systems.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 8 Apr 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Mar 2025, 20:57 GMT
  2. Standstill ends
    8 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    28 Mar 2025, 20:50 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Mar 2025, 20:57 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £608,7731 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GT Vision LtdSME10 Apr 2025 – 9 Apr 2026£608,77328 Mar 2025standstill to 8 Apr 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLH-1699-TDLT Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GT VISION LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04974093GB-PPON: PYBQ-5578-VNZD Clopton Hall Farm, Wickhambrook, East of England, CB8 8PQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender