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Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project

Defence Equipment and Support · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 12:22.

Opportunity overview

The Protect Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, has awarded a Contract to Southern Scientific Ltd for the Procurement and In Service Support of Explosive Material Identification equipment. The Contract has been awarded under the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, utilising the weighted value for money evaluation criteria. Southern Scientific Ltd has been awarded a Contract for both Lots, as they submitted compliant bids in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender. The Contract has been placed with Southern Scientific Ltd for both Lot 1: The procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum analysers and Lot 2: The procurement and in-service support of Hand-Held RAMAN spectrum analysers. The Contract will be for a period of 9 years and 4 months, with the option to extend duration for a further 2 years (2x 1 year options). The total estimated Contract Value (including options) is £8,250,000.00 ex VAT and £9,900,000.00 inc VAT.

Awarded to

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Southern Scientific Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£8.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£9.9m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01800317
Location
Henfield, UKJ28, BN5 9SL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
714783450
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Defence Equipment and Support
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM

Address

Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Toni Stadon

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Southern Scientific Ltd
Id
GB-COH-01800317

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01800317

Address

Street Address
Scientific House, The Henfield Business Park
Locality
Henfield
Postal Code
BN5 9SL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ28

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38546100
Description
Bomb detectors
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
38434500
Description
Biochemical analysers
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
38433300
Description
Spectrum analyser

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38546100
Description
Bomb detectors
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
38434500
Description
Biochemical analysers
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
38433300
Description
Spectrum analyser

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01800317
Name
Southern Scientific Ltd

Related lots

1
2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
714783450 - Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
18 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
18 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
18 Dec 2035, 23:59
Max Extent Date
18 Dec 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract has the following Contract Options to extend the in-service support duration for a further 2 years: - Extension of In-Service Support for an additional one-year period. - Extension of In-Service Support for an additional one-year period. The Authority reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to not take up any or all the option(s) listed above.

Value

Including VAT
9,900,000
Amount
8,250,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-22572
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
A-22573
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 3
Id
A-22574
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 4
Id
A-22575
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 5
Id
A-22576
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 6
Id
A-22577
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 7
Id
A-22578
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 8
Id
A-22579
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 9
Id
087846-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Sept 2026, 14:59
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Post Design Services and Ad-hoc Tasking – Part 2 Delivery
Description
The Contractor will be required to return the TAF Part 2 (Contractor’s Quotation) to the Authority within 10 working days of the Part 1 Submission, unless otherwise agreed within the TAF Part 1. The Authority will measure the Contractor performance against the number of working days it takes to return the Part 2 to the Authority.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Post Design Services and Ad-hoc Tasking – Task Delivery
Description
The Contractor will be required by the Authority Operations Manager to deliver in accordance with the required delivery date agreed between the Authority and the Contractor on the relevant TAF the part 2 return on receipt of the instruction. The Authority Operations Manager will measure the Contractor performance against the contracted due date and actual date delivered for each part 2 return.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Delivery of Ad-Hoc Spares
Description
The Contractor shall deliver ad hoc spares within the agreed lead times listed in the spares list to the Contract.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
In-Service Support
Description
The Contractor shall complete agreed repairs within the agreed timescales.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 069661-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 087846-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·