How to win: Conductive Energy Devices (CED)

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The Home Office, working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council Less Lethal Weapons function, is undertaking market engagement regarding the potential future procurement of Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) and associated equipment, consumables and support services for UK policing. The potential requirement covers overt and covert CED capability and may include complete CED systems and/or individual component parts. Goods may include CED devices, holders and carriage systems, operational and training cartridges, batteries and other power components, associated software and secure data-management capability, training equipment and other ancillary equipment required to provide an operational CED capability. Associated services may include maintenance and through-life support, software and firmware support and updates, provision of technical and safety documentation, warranty and replacement support, and assistance with the development of operational procedures, training manuals and user manuals. The potential requirement may also include inert training devices and training cartridges suitable for scenario-based training. Solutions would be required to be suitable for use within UK po

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Home Office scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £146,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 30 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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