Published date: 28 October 2025

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


Closing: 8 September 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£498,782

Procurement reference

tender_509779/1527725

Published date

28 October 2025

Closing date

8 September 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

10 October 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: innovation contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

7.1. The aim of the competition is 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 (8 hours).

A fixed system should ideally work at a distance of at least 2m to 6m, while a body-worn or handheld system should work at a distance of at least approximately 2m. The Home Office is prepared to fund the further development of systems to meet these requirements, even if their detection range currently falls outside of these distances.

Award information

Awarded date

10 October 2025

Contract start date

10 October 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Total value of contract

£498,782

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Toshiba Europe Limited

Address

32 Queen Street, Bristol, BS1 4ND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
England

Email

leanne.bryant@homeoffice.gov.uk