Published date: 1 December 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 September 2023, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair and maintenance services - 50000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1,835,052

Procurement reference

tender_401487/1287536

Published date

1 December 2023

Closing date

1 September 2023

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This Contract Award Notice is for the provision of Planned Preventative Maintenance and ad hoc Corrective Maintenance; and provision of consumables associated with Explosive Trace Detection machines produced by Smiths Detection Watford Ltd.

These are ETD machines which DfT had purchased from Smiths Detection Watford Ltd (the machine manufacturer) and deployed (loaned) to certain high-risk airports/ authorities overseas; airports that provide direct flights to the UK.

DfT are responsible for ensuring the ETD machines are kept in good working order for use by end users at overseas airports, whether by host states or airlines, the latter of which undertake additional measures at the gate in certain countries. Therefore, while DfT retains this responsibility, the contract for the provision of these services with Smiths Detection Watford Ltd continually needs to be extended.

It is the ambition to transfer responsibility for purchasing consumables, parts kits and maintenance of such 'loaned' ETD machines to the relevant country/airport. Therefore, this Contract Extension has included a Break Clause within the existing Contract to enable each time DfT transfers, to host states or airlines, the responsibility for ETD machines, Smiths Detection Watford Ltd will revise its quote to reflect the associated removal.

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Award information

Awarded date

14 November 2023

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Total value of contract

£1,835,052

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Smiths Detection Watford Ltd

Address

Century House, Marylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7DE

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sam Hatton

Address

Great Minster House
London
SW1P 4DR
England

Email

sam.hatton@dft.gov.uk