1602 -SCR-1350-Evidence Preservation Products-OJEU

This is a joint procurement involving HM Revenue and Customs and The National Crime Agency.

HM Revenue and Customs are responsible for the investigation of major smuggling and Fraud and any international elements of these crimes. The National Crime Agency leads UK law enforcement's fight against serious and organised crime. In the course of an investigation, materials and other evidence may be collected which will require forensic examination/analysis that will contribute to the intelligence relating to the case. In order to support these investigations and to provide evidence for production in court, the Client requires the provision and delivery of evidence preservation products covering the following groups of products: Tamper evident bags and seals, polybags, 4G signal blocking bags, fingerprinting products, nitrile gloves, suction bottles, cable ties and pipettes. This list is to provide tenderers with an indication and is not intended to be exhaustive.

There is a requirement for a customer service aspect to the contract with access to customer support between the hours of 8:00 and 18:00.

The contract will be enabled for use by Border Force, Immigration and Enforcement and Centre for Applied Science and Technology via a Customer Access Agreement.

Additional information: Tenderers must register on the HMRC SAP Ariba eSourcing portal:http://hmrc.supplier-eu.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full. (Information about the e-Sourcing application, and about supplying to HMRC in general, is available on the HMRC website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/supplying.htm.) Economic operators who require access to the online tender documentation must send an email to jessica.goodwin@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk any time up to, but no later than 17:00 on Thursday 5th January 2017. This email should contain (a) the contract reference (b) a contact email address; (c) a contact name, (d) the company name and contact telephone number; and (e) the Ariba HMRC ANID number. Economic operators who have complied with the foregoing will receive details of how to access the online Tender documentation. (If an email response from HMRC is not received within one working day of your request, re-contact jessica.goodwin@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk (after first checking your spam in-box) notifying non-receipt and confirming when the request was first made). Online Tender documentation must be fully completed (and any requested associated hard-copy documents received by HMRC) no later than 14:00 on Friday 13th January 2017. Tender documentation not submitted in the required form (or containing the requested information) may be rejected. (When requesting access to the online Tender documentation, please notify the Authority if you have any accessibility issues (disabilities) which may prevent you from providing a high quality response using the eSourcing application. This will then allow HMRC to agree with you an appropriate format for you to view and respond to the requirements). All communications shall be in English. Tenders, when invited, and all supporting documentation must be priced in Sterling and all payments under the contract will be in Sterling. Any contract or agreement resulting from the Invitation to Tender will be considered as a contract made in England according to English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. The Awarding Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and reserves the right to accept any part of the tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates to the contrary."