Procurement & Framework Routes
Buying Faraday kit for a UK police force, MOD unit or Home Office directorate rarely means picking a bag off a shelf. It means choosing a framework, defending the route, and documenting a decision that a s.151 officer or National Audit Office reviewer will still accept in two years' time.
This category walks through the routes that matter: Crown Commercial Service agreements, Bluelight Commercial joint purchasing, MOD DEFCONs and the narrow cases where a sole-supplier justification is genuinely defensible. Each article shows the evidence you need to keep and the approvals to line up.
When you are ready to price a specific requirement, browse the Catalogue for tested kit or use the Solutions overview to see how bags, cabinets and shielded rooms fit together. Contact Andover Forensics for a framework-ready quotation and lead-time confirmation.
Buying via Crown Commercial Service Frameworks
Which CCS agreements cover RF-shielded equipment and how to call off without going through a fresh OJEU.
Bluelight Commercial and Joint Purchasing
How forces are pooling demand for forensic and shielding kit to drive down unit cost and standardise spec.
Sole-Supplier Justification: When and How
Sometimes only one supplier meets the specification. The justification needs to be evidenced — not assumed.
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