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Explosives Detection Dogs (EDD) Training Aids Framework

Home Office · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 04:01.

Opportunity overview

This Framework is for the provision of Explosives Detection Dogs Training Aids and associated services for use across UK Government.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

THOR INDUSTRIES LTD

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Mar 2026
Award ID
031760-2026-1-1
Status
active
Location
Salisbury, UK, United Kingdom

QINETIQ LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£5.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Mar 2026
Award ID
031760-2026-2-2
Status
active
Location
Farnborough, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV35000000 — Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
  • CPV24300000 — Basic inorganic and organic chemicals
  • CPV24600000 — Explosives
  • CPV24610000 — Prepared explosives
  • CPV35331100 — Bullets
  • CPV35341000 — Parts of light firearms

Lots

  • 1.1D Explosives EDD Training AidsValue not stated
  • Ammonium Nitrate-based Explosives EDD Training AidsValue not stated
  • Section one: Contracting authoritySection I: Contracting authority one.1) Name and addressesI.1) Name and addresses Home Office Home Office, Peel Building, Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF ContactValue not stated
  • Non-Explosive Chemical Mixtures EDD Training AidsValue not stated
  • Synthesised Explosives EDD Training AidsValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P2330-EDD
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
35000000
Description
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
1.1D Explosives EDD Training Aids
Description
- Manufacture of EDD Training Aids - The manufacture of EDD Training Aids containing commercially available explosives classified at 1.1D hazard class or lower, prepared in accordance with strict contamination control procedures. - Delivery and Collection of EDD Training Aids - Disposal and Destruction of EDD Training Aids - Support, Testing, and Advisory Services
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Ammonium Nitrate-based Explosives EDD Training Aids
Description
- Manufacture of EDD Training Aids - The manufacture of EDD Training Aids made from commercially available components resulting in explosives classified at 1.1D hazard class or lower, prepared in accordance with strict contamination control procedures. - Delivery and Collection of EDD Training Aids - Disposal and Destruction of EDD Training Aids - Support, Testing, and Advisory Services
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Section one: Contracting authoritySection I: Contracting authority one.1) Name and addressesI.1) Name and addresses Home Office Home Office, Peel Building, Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF Contact
Description
- Manufacture of EDD Training Aids - The manufacture of Free from Explosives EDD Training Aids containing commercially available firearms and component parts, prepared in accordance with strict contamination control procedures. - Delivery and Collection of EDD Training Aids - Disposal and Destruction of EDD Training Aids - Support, Testing, and Advisory Services
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Non-Explosive Chemical Mixtures EDD Training Aids
Description
- Manufacture of EDD Training Aids - The manufacture of non-explosive EDD Training Aids made from commercially available chemical mixtures, prepared in accordance with strict safety and contamination control procedures. - Delivery and Collection of EDD Training Aids - Disposal and Destruction of EDD Training Aids - Support, Testing, and Advisory Services
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Synthesised Explosives EDD Training Aids
Description
- Manufacture of EDD Training Aids - The manufacture of EDD Training Aids synthesised from commercially available precursors resulting in aids classified at 4.1 hazard class, prepared in accordance with strict safety and contamination control procedures. - Delivery and Collection of EDD Training Aids - Disposal and Destruction of EDD Training Aids - Support, Testing, and Advisory Services
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24610000
Description
Prepared explosives

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24610000
Description
Prepared explosives

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
35331100
Description
Bullets
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
35341000
Description
Parts of light firearms

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24300000
Description
Basic inorganic and organic chemicals

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24600000
Description
Explosives

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Home Office
Id
GB-FTS-27582

Identifier

Legal Name
Home Office

Address

Street Address
2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
03
Description
Public order and safety
Organisation 2
Name
THOR INDUSTRIES LTD
Id
GB-FTS-179528

Identifier

Legal Name
THOR INDUSTRIES LTD

Address

Locality
Salisbury
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
QINETIQ LIMITED
Id
GB-FTS-179529

Identifier

Legal Name
QINETIQ LIMITED

Address

Locality
Farnborough
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-932

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

Street Address
The Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
031760-2026-1-1
Title
P2330-EDD Training Aids Framework - Lot 1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-179528
Name
THOR INDUSTRIES LTD
Award 2
Id
031760-2026-2-2
Title
P2330-EDD Training Aids Framework - Lots 2-5
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-179529
Name
QINETIQ LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
031760-2026-1-1
Award ID
031760-2026-1-1
Title
P2330-EDD Training Aids Framework - Lot 1
Status
active
Date Signed
23 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,300,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
031760-2026-2-2
Award ID
031760-2026-2-2
Title
P2330-EDD Training Aids Framework - Lots 2-5
Status
active
Date Signed
23 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,900,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 031760-2026award, contract ·