Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c4d-171a-724e-8c39-688ce5a2e872/conducted-energy-device-grant-funding pending GB open procedure # Conducted Energy Device Grant Funding [Home Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/home-office) Estimated value Not stated Published 13 Jan 2020 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender In line with the Home Secretary's 27 September 2019 announcement, the Home Office is making up to an additional £10million of grant funding available to PCCs to increase the number of police officers carrying Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) to help protect police officers and the public from harm. Bids must demonstrate how an increase in the number of police officers carrying CEDs will improve the safety and protection of officers and the public based on force's Strategic Threat and Risk Assessments (STRA). £2.5million of the Funding will be available for eligible expenditure commitments this financial year (2019/20) i.e. to be spent no later than 31 March 2020, with the remaining £7.5million to be awarded and spent next financial year (2020/21). ### Outcomes Ensuring an increase in the number of police officers carrying Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) to help protect police officers and the public from harm. All successful PCCs will be allocated funding centrally via a Grant Agreement from the Home Office. The process leading to the award of the grant will be administered using Crown Commercial Services eSourcing portal, and all submissions must be made online via this portal. To take part in this grant funding opportunity, please see the 'how to apply' guidance below which provides important instructions for registration on the portal, then gaining access to this opportunity. Traditional email or hard copy final submissions or proposals will not be accepted. Bids will close at 12pm (noon) on 04 Feb 2020. This competition is an online process and will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's (CCS) eSourcing Suite. Bidders have been urged to register with CCS as a SUPPLIER as soon as possible to avoid delays in establishing your Supplier status, as it can take up to 10 working days to create an account. The link is [gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk](https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk) but Bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. If you do not have a DUNS number, please contact D&B UK directly on 0870 243 2344, or online at [dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp](http://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp) Once registered on the CCS portal, please email the Authority mailbox and ask to be added to the event stating, "CED FUND - portal access" in the subject title. Additional information: How to Register to gain access to the online Portal. This competition is an online process and will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's (CCS) eSourcing Suite. Bidders have been urged to register with CCS as a SUPPLIER in order to avoid delays in establishing your Supplier status, as previously confirmed it can take up to 10 working days to create an account. Once you have an account you must email but follow the details below to gain this registration. Below is a guide on how to register then gain access to the competition; - Interested organisations must first be registered as a 'Supplier' on the eSourcing Suite to participate: If you have not already done so, please use the following link [gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk](https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk) Be aware that registration can take up to 10 working days - Instructions on how to use the portal can be found in the attached 'e-Sourcing - Supplier Guidance'. - To register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. - If you do not have a DUNS number, please contact D&B UK directly on 0870 243 2344 (option 3), or online at [dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp](http://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp). - Once registered on the portal, please email the Authority mailbox and ask to be added to the event stating, "CED FUND - portal access" in the subject title. - Please note the email address used to register on the portal must be the same you advise "" inbox as it is this individual who will be provided with the access the event. - Once you are added to the portal, the "" mailbox will acknowledge your inclusion to the event and Bidders must then accept this invitation on the CCS e-Sourcing system. You will then be able to view the suite of documents and online application for this grant funding \*From this point all further communications including the submission of your online bid will be managed via the portal. - If you have any IT technical difficulties concerning the CCS eSourcing portal, neither the Home Office Commercial Grants Team nor those managing the "" inbox will be able to offer any assistance. Please contact the CCS eSourcing Team for help. - It is imperative you test your portal connection and become familiar with how to submit your bid well in advance of the deadline date. It is conceivable that because the portal operates on the web, internet traffic may affect performance of the portal and this cannot be cited as reason to seek an extension to the submission deadline date. 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