Published date: 6 January 2023

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Approach to market date: 6 January 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • X-ray inspection equipment - 38582000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0292900D58000000L5A4EAK

Published date

6 January 2023

Approach to market date

6 January 2023

Contract start date

6 January 2023

Contract end date

10 February 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Border Force (BF) secures the border and promotes national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK. BF Officers do this by examining freight and passenger services in a range of environments that include but not limited to; freight consignments (maritime & rail), Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) & Load-on, Load (LoLo) vehicles, trailers and motorbikes. X-Ray scanners are used as a method of examination without having to physically open and examine vehicles and enables ports to operate efficiently without interrupting traffic flow.

Border Force is looking to procure a commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) capability for mobile freight scanners across the UK. The proposed contract will include all service & maintenance for the lifetime of the product(s).

Please see attachment section for further details.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Detection Technology Equipment Procurement Team

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
GB

Email

Detectiontechnologyprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk