Medical analysis services. The Authority has a requirement to place a 2 year enabling arrangement, with an option to extend annually for a further 2 years, for the provision of a forensic DNA analysis and database service to the Royal Military Police in pursuance of investigations worldwide. Whilst the initial requirement is for the Army (RMP) there is a high probability that the service may be required by the Royal Navy Police and the Royal Air Force Police during the term of the Contract. The forensic service must provide 24/7 consultation capability and must have the ability to deploy experts to any scene worldwide within an agreed timeframe determined on a case by case basis, but no longer than 24 hours of the original request. This may include an actual or potential requirement for Contractors to deploy on operations (i.e. Afghanistan). The Service Provider will be required to:

a) Carry out services in accordance with the Codes of Practice and Conduct for Forensic Science providers and practitioners in the Criminal Justice System;

b) Cater for the examination of an estimated minimum of 200 samples per year (Army) in a variety of the multi-discipline skills including PACE sample profiling for submission to National DNA Database, Intelligence Crime Stain Analysis, Criminal Paternity Analysis, Low Copy Number analysis, Mitochondrial DNA Analysis, Enhanced analysis (3100), Identifier analysis, Y-STRS, Spermulation, Tailored DNA extraction, familial searching, Disaster Victim Identification, forensic archaeology and anthropology. This list is not exhaustive and may require updating from time to time to include emerging capabilities/advances in forensic science;

c) Deliver Disaster Victim Identification pre-deployment training twice a year to an estimated maximum of twenty students on each training package that should not exceed 7 days each course meeting the requirements of the current operational environment in Afghanistan;

d) Maintain the Service Police Elimination database;

e) Maintain the Disaster Victim Identification database. The services must be available 24 hour, seven days a week in the UK, with the ability to simultaneously deploy personnel to Germany, Cyprus or any where else in the world as required to provide the following service levels:

a) A full forensic service in respect of the range of forensic solutions as above;

b) A 24 hour, seven days a week forensic consultancy, offering advice on the range of services Contracted for;

c) Attendance at crime scenes to examine and recover trace and/or relevant material as necessary in support of the investigation forensic strategy;

d) Verbal reports as defined by the Senior Investigating Officer;

e) Section 9 Criminal Justice Act statement, or report within the agreed timescale required by the Service Criminal Justice process;

f) Attend Civil or Military judicial proceedings to present evidence when required to do so. Potential Providers must hold the relevant authorisation by the Home Office for submitting DNA samples to the National DNA Database. Potential Providers must be able to comply with the standards set out in the following source documents:

a) The Forensic Regulator Codes of Practice and Conduct for Forensic Science Providers and Practitioners in the Criminal Justice system;

b) BS EN ISO/IEC 17025; 2005, General requirements for the competence and testing and calibration laboratories – Requirement;

c) ILAC – G19:2002, Guidelines for Forensic Science Laboratories. (Advisory document, however referenced in the Codes of Conduct);

d) HMG Security Policy Framework, 2009, Security Policy No2: Protective Marking and Asset Control. The Service Provider will have access to sensitive information; therefore there is a requirement to have staff security vetted to a minimum of Counter Terrorism level. The Provider must have access to secure IT facilities such as the Criminal Justice Secure Mail (CJSM) network and resources must be compatible with the MOD Government Secure Intranet (GSI) network.