AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands has awarded a contract for portable, non-powered wet-chemistry kits used to rapidly characterise unknown substances in operational incident response. The named and verified supplier is BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED. The contract covers lots 1 and 2, with a published total contract value of £169,209 excluding VAT (£203,050 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to active contract 1. The source explicitly records a contract signature date of 13 October 2026 and a planned start date of 1 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold open competition for specialist operational testing and measuring equipment supporting police CBRN/HazMat-style response activity in the West Midlands.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1, 2 · £169,209 excluding VAT; £203,050 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED for related lots 1 and 2. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 01758622. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the total value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lots 1 and 2 are also marked "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract commencement
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£169,209
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Contract 1 value.amount is 169209 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£203,050
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 203050 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidencePublished as one total for the contract covering lots 1 and 2; no individual lot or supplier allocation is supplied.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which covers related lots 1 and 2; neither lot has a published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence25 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 059940-2026 released on 2026-06-25.
Submission deadline
99% confidence20 July 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-13.
Contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-01.
Contract end
98% confidence31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum potential end date
98% confidence21 August 2030
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-08-21T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and delivery of a portable, non-powered, field-deployable wet chemistry solution for rapid characterisation of unknown substances.
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Tender description.
Operational use
98% confidenceSupports frontline responders to identify or categorise unknown materials, detect specified high-risk hazards and support safe decision-making under UK operational doctrine including CBRN/HazMat principles.
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Tender description.
Operating environment
98% confidenceOutdoor and indoor use in all weather conditions and transport environments, including response vehicles, marine vessels and aircraft.
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Tender description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 38540000 — Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring.
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Both award items carry CPV 38540000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUKG region, United Kingdom.
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Both award items specify delivery addresses in region UKG.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - open competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - open competition".
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (UKPGA 2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies 2023/54 under UKPGA.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale were not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or award rationale is present in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 August 2029
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension provision
99% confidenceOptional extension available based on performance.
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Contract renewal description.
Maximum extent
98% confidenceMaximum published end date: 21 August 2030.
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Contract maxExtentDate.
Performance monitoring
98% confidenceQuarterly observations are specified for delivery lead time, product quality and customer satisfaction.
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Contract agreedMetrics specify three measures, each with observations every three months.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe award combines two lots under one supplier and one published contract value; published data does not split pricing or value by lot.
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Award 1 covers lots 1 and 2, while contract 1 contains a single value.
Demand profile
96% confidenceThe requirement prioritises deployable screening capability before use of sensitive analytical equipment, indicating a safety-led operational equipment need.
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Tender description states the kit will be used before supporting analytical equipment to reduce risk of injury or equipment damage.
Supplier-management focus
98% confidencePublished metrics focus on on-time delivery, conformity of the supplied system and end-user satisfaction, monitored quarterly.
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Contract agreedMetrics.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-lot allocation
99% confidenceOne active award covers both lots 1 and 2, but the notice does not provide lot titles, descriptions or individual lot values.
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Award 1 lists related lots 1 and 2; lot records contain no title, description or value.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe contract reports both net and gross values. The published £169,209 net and £203,050 gross figures are contract-wide and must not be allocated between lots.
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Contract value has amount 169209 and amountGross 203050; award covers two lots.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award decision date, tender start date, bid count, pricing breakdown, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied process, award and contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot titles, lot descriptions and individual lot values are not published; the contract-wide value cannot be allocated between lots.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scoring, price breakdown or stated award rationale is supplied.
- No award decision date is supplied.
- The optional extension is described only as performance-based; its duration and exercise conditions are not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITEDWest Midlands Police procurementwet chemistry solutionCBRN equipmentHazMat equipmenttesting and measuring equipmentPolice and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the wet chemistry solution contract?
BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 01758622.
What is the contract value?
The published total is £169,209 excluding VAT and £203,050 including VAT. It applies to the combined contract for lots 1 and 2.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an optional performance-based extension and a maximum published end date of 21 August 2030.
What is being supplied?
Portable, non-powered, field-deployable wet chemistry kits to help responders characterise unknown substances and identify high-risk hazards.
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