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Explosive Trace Detection

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:01.

Opportunity overview

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as the contracting authority (known as The Authority) awarded a contract for the supply of Explosive Trace Detection goods, including one year warranty to cover training and maintenance.

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.

Published award value
£800k
Awarded
13 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03000979
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6NL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc90
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The technical requirements dictate that only a single supplier can deliver the goods. Furthermore, the supplier owns the IPR to the technical development works that were required to deliver the goods.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHDV-6374-MVWD
Name
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
169 Union Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PHDV-6374-MVWD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03000979
Name
MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6NL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
C/O Milsted Langdon Freshford House

Details

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

Identifier

Id
03000979
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PQHR-1434-XJPR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
14 Oct 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38546000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Explosives detection system

Value

Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
960,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065304-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 16:03
Entry 2
Id
065312-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 16:10

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03000979
Name
MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
24 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
23 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
24 Oct 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
23 Oct 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
24 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value below £5m.

Value

Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
960,000

Period

Ends
23 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
24 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071476-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
6 Nov 2025, 09:26

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 0LL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05cc90-2025-11-06T09:26:02ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·