Published date: 11 November 2024

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 25 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development of security equipment - 73421000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£382,060

Procurement reference

tender_441899/1406352

Published date

11 November 2024

Closing date

25 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 May 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To develop systems capable of automatically detecting knives concealed on a person, at a distance, to be used by police forces. The systems must be able to detect knives in the presence of commonly carried items, including but not limited to keys, wallets, mobile phones, and tablets. Systems can either be fixed during operation and capable of scanning a defined area (region) of space containing one or more subjects, or capable of being carried and operated by a single police officer for at least the duration of a shift

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Knife Detection Technology

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 11 November 2024

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Home Office

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
England

Email

collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk