Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bff-7fec-7038-83fa-9c3c6be4474a/offender-management-product-testing [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Offender Management Product Testing [Home Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/home-office) Estimated value £12,000 to £15,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 28 Aug 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender - BACKGROUND Home Office CAST (Centre for Applied Science and Technology) has been tasked with assessing a product, known in the industry as an electronic tag. These tags are used by government for the purpose of offender management. Upon authorisation from a UK court of law a tag is assigned and fitted to an offender. Fitment is typically around the ankle and legitimate removal thereof is only possible through the authorised use of special equipment. Once fitted the tag is activated to perform one or both of two functions: - Alert the authorities to a breach of agreed terms, for example leaving or entering set boundaries, or tampering with the tag’s normal operation. - Continuous reporting of the geographical location of the wearer. The main components inside the tag are the mobile transceiver module and the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) module. The mobile transceiver module allows for a number of mobile communication technologies, but currently most of the UK products employ only 2g GSM (900/1800) and 3g UMTS. The GNSS receiver module also allows for a number of different satellite-based location systems, but currently uses mostly GPS (Global Positioning System). Both the Alerts and the Geographic Location Data are transmitted to a secure web server via the mobile phone network. The web server has a graphical user interface, allowing human operators to monitor assigned tags. Tags can also be individually interrogated to provide immediate status updates or to perform configuration changes. This can either be done remotely via the mobile phone network, or locally via an onboard infrared or short range RF (Radio Frequency) transceiver facility. - REQUIREMENT One particular tag model has undergone hardware and software updates. In order to verify this improvement CAST needs to test and compare the results of both the original and the updated tag. As testing needs to be consistent and repeatable, it’s essential that it be done in a controlled environment that involves a shielded and absorber-lined chamber. Furthermore, to determine the degree of operational consistency between tags, up to three of both the old and of the new tags will be made available for testing, amounting to a possible maximum of six tags being tested. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ab4d06cd-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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