Test facility for the assessment of irritant sprays - Market Engagement Event

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Test facility for the assessment of irritant sprays in accordance with the Home Office Standard (23/14). Market Engagement Event.

The Market Engagement Event will be conducted via a virtual format, on 17th July 2024 at 14:30 (BST). Please email …@homeoffice.gov.uk by 15:00 BST 16th July 2024 to express an interest in attending the market engagement event. Requests received after this time will not be considered. Please include "Irritant Sprays Market Engagement Event" in the subject title of your email. Please note that that a maximum of 3 supplier representatives may attend.

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Lot 1	-	planned

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Change (II.1.4): Test facility for the assessment of irritant sprays in accordance with the Home Office Standard (23/14). Market Engagement Event. The Market Engagement Event will be conducted via a virtual format, on 17th July 2024 at 14:30 (BST). Please email …@homeoffice.gov.uk by 15:00 BST 16th July 2024 to express an interest in attending the market engagement event. Requests received after this time will not be considered. Please include "Irritant Sprays Market Engagement Event" in the subject title of your email. Please note that that a maximum of 3 supplier representatives may attend. → Test facility for the assessment of irritant sprays in accordance with the Home Office Standard (23/14). Market Engagement Event. **** This has been postponed from 17th July 2024 at 14:30 (BST) to a new date on 31st July 2024 at 14:30 (BST). **** Please email …@homeoffice.gov.uk by 15:00 BST 30th July 2024 to express an interest in attending the market engagement event. Requests received after this time will not be considered. Please include "Irritant Sprays Market Engagement Event" in the subject title of your email. Please note that that a maximum of 3 supplier representatives may attend. Any expression of interest already received to attending the original date of 17th July 2024 would be automatically added to the new date of the market engagement event on 31st July 2024

Change (II.2.4): The United Kingdom (UK) government is committed to ensuring the police have the best possible equipment to protect themselves and the public from harm. As part of this, the Home Office produce standards for irritant sprays: Standard for Police Chemical Irritant Sprays: CS and PAVA (Publication Number: 23/14). Home Office owns and manages these standards with expert advice being provided from our technical partner, currently Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Standard outlines the requirements that police chemical irritant sprays must meet in order for them to be issued a Certificate by Home Office. Certification testing of police irritant sprays are currently conducted within government with chemical analysis being provided by an external partner. Home Office are exploring options for partnering with an independent test facility who are capable of conducting the assessment of irritant spray products (pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA)), in accordance with Home Office standard (23/14). A new guidance document on the irritant assurance certification process is currently in development and will explain the end-to-end process for irritant certification. Testing must be conducted against defined test methods as described Home Office standard (23/14). It should be noted that the Home Office standard (23/14) is currently undergoing an update but it is expected that the majority of the standard will remain as is. The release of the new guidance document and an updated Home Office standard (23/14) will be aligned to the launch of an invitation to tender (ITT) via the open procedure. The Home Office is expecting to publish the ITT later on in Summer 2024, however this Market Engagement Event is exploratory and does not commit the Home Office to a procurement exercise. Ahead of the ITT and in order to gauge interest, together with testing the capability of the market, the Home Office will be holding a market engagement event. This will explain the requirements of the end-to-end process for irritant certification (technical file review and conducting testing and reporting) that Home Office is looking for from an independent test facility. In addition, the market engagement event will explain the testing requirements in accordance with Home Office standard (23/14) and provide an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions to the Home Office; as well as for the Home Office to understand opportunities/constraints to inform the Statement of Requirements. The event will be conducted via a virtual format, on 17th July 2024 at 14:30 (BST). Please email …@homeoffice.gov.uk by 15:00 BST 16th July 2024 to express an interest in attending the market engagement event. Requests received after this time will not be considered. Please include "Irritant Sprays Market Engagement Event" in the subject title of your email. Please note that that a maximum of 3 supplier representatives may attend. → The United Kingdom (UK) government is committed to ensuring the police have the best possible equipment to protect themselves and the public from harm. As part of this, the Home Office produce standards for irritant sprays: Standard for Police Chemical Irritant Sprays: CS and PAVA (Publication Number: 23/14). Link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7eb7a840f0b62305b82ba6/standard-police-irritant-sprays-2314.pdf Home Office owns and manages these standards with expert advice being provided from our technical partner, currently Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Standard outlines the requirements that police chemical irritant sprays must meet in order for them to be issued a Certificate by Home Office. Certification testing of police irritant sprays are currently conducted within government with chemical analysis being provided by an external partner. Home Office are exploring options for partnering with an independent test facility who are capable of conducting the assessment of irritant spray products (pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA)), in accordance with Home Office standard (23/14). A new guidance document on the irritant assurance certification process is currently in development and will explain the end-to-end process for irritant certification. Testing must be conducted against defined test methods as described Home Office standard (23/14). It should be noted that the Home Office standard (23/14) is currently undergoing an update but it is expected that the majority of the standard will remain as is. The release of the new guidance document and an updated Home Office standard (23/14) will be aligned to the launch of an invitation to tender (ITT) via the open procedure. The Home Office is expecting to publish the ITT later on in Summer 2024, however this Market Engagement Event is exploratory and does not commit the Home Office to a procurement exercise. Ahead of the ITT and in order to gauge interest, together with testing the capability of the market, the Home Office will be holding a market engagement event. This will explain the requirements of the end-to-end process for irritant certification (technical file review and conducting testing and reporting) that Home Office is looking for from an independent test facility. In addition, the market engagement event will explain the testing requirements in accordance with Home Office standard (23/14) and provide an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions to the Home Office; as well as for the Home Office to understand opportunities/constraints to inform the Statement of Requirements. The event will be conducted via a virtual format. **** This has been postponed from 17th July 2024 at 14:30 (BST) to a new date on 31st July 2024 at 14:30 (BST). **** Please email …@homeoffice.gov.uk by 15:00 BST 30th July 2024 to express an interest in attending the market engagement event. Requests received after this time will not be considered. Please include "Irritant Sprays Market Engagement Event" in the subject title of your email. Please note that that a maximum of 3 supplier representatives may attend. Any expression of interest already received to attending the original date of 17th July 2024 would be automatically added to the new date of the market engagement event on 31st July 2024.

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