Supply of Forensic Toxicology Instruments

Concepts

• clinical forensics equipment and supplies
• glasgow
• scottish police authority
• supply of forensic toxicology instruments
• potential suppliers of forensic toxicology instruments
• forensic services
• instruments
• number of instruments
• new post-mortem forensics toxicology laboratory
• forensic toxicology service

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Police Authority has released this PIN as a Request for Information (RFI) to potential suppliers of Forensic Toxicology instruments as follows: . -Head Space Gas Chromatograph with Flame-Ionisation Detection (HS-GC/FID) x 3 . -Liquid Chromatograph with Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-QQQ) x 4 . -Liquid Chromatograph with Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (LC-QToF) x 2 . -Automated Sample Preparation System x 2 . The publication of this PIN will be used to undertake preliminary market consultation and to inform the market of the Authority's intention to procure the above forensic instrumentation.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Scottish Police Authority (the Authority), Forensic Services is expanding its remit to provide a post-mortem forensic toxicology service to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. The Authority has a requirement to procure a number of instruments with associated maintenance packages as part of a project to setup a new post-mortem forensics toxicology laboratory. The instruments to be procured and quantities are detailed below: -Head Space Gas Chromatograph with Flame-Ionisation Detection (HS-GC/FID) x 3 -Liquid Chromatograph with Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-QQQ) x 4 -Liquid Chromatograph with Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (LC-QToF) x 2 -Automated Sample Preparation System x 2 . The publication of this PIN will be used to undertake preliminary market consultation and to inform the market of the Authority's intention to procure the above forensic instrumentation. . The information provided by potential suppliers in response to this PIN will assist us in developing the requirements for a formal procurement. . This exercise is being carried out in advance of any formal procurement exercise. It is not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. . Further information is provided in the Request for Information document attached to this notice.

CPV Codes

• 33950000 - Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
• 38433100 - Mass spectrometer
• 38432210 - Gas chromatographs

Other Information

The information provided by potential suppliers in response to this PIN will assist us in developing the requirements for a formal procurement. Further information is provided in the RFI document attached to this notice. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** A RFI document, including response templates, has been uploaded to this Notice. The closing date for responses is 12 noon, Wednesday 21st July 2021. Please respond as per instructions in the document. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=658256. (SC Ref:658256)