The DrugDetect tender is now open!
date: 10/02/2023
See also: Read the Call here
DrugDetect is an innovation procurement addressing a need that is widely shared by prisons throughout Europe and in this context the project has gathered a representative, geographically balanced consortium of 4 public buyers (KEMEA, DJI, DG-EPI, ESMIR) from 4 European countries with together an average inmates population of 40.000.
The misuse of drugs in prisons, in addition to the direct damage it causes to the inmate, creates both security risks because of bullying, violence, self-harm, debt, and health risks due to illness and overdose and generally destabilises the prison environment, with inherent risks to those working in and visiting. It also severely hampers efforts to rehabilitate inmates, following release from prison, due to the physical and psychological damage caused by drug abuse.
In this regard, the DrugDetect Buyer’s Group will put themselves in the driving seat of the innovation process and will act as launch customers for an innovative solution to tackle their stringent needs for automatic, accurate and precise drug detection in a rapidly evolving drug market.
In particular, the DrugDetect Buyer’s Group decided to pursue 3 Lots during the present procurement procedure:
- Identification of drugs
- Detection of drugs inside packages/luggage and
- Detection of drugs on the body
Deadline to submit an application: 10-2-2023, 14:00 CET