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Air Terminal Passenger & Baggage Handling Security Scanner

Ministry of Defence · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 20:52.

Opportunity overview

The Air Terminal at the Royal Air Force Brize Norton is investing in new passenger handling processing equipment. This includes the provision of new security scanners for both hold and cabin baggage and is commensurate with the separate and already contracted-for purchase of non-scanner equipment. The supplier will install a passenger and baggage handling scanner.

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.

Smiths Detection Watford Limited

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Contract value
£130.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£156.5k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00480992
Location
Hemel Hempstead, UKH23, HP2 7DE, 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
715679458
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Authority, proposes to enter into a contract with Smiths Detection Limited (“Smiths”) on a single source basis in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of two Air Terminal Passenger & Baggage Handling Security Scanner (the “Scanners”). This procurement will be governed by the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA 2023”) Chapter 3, Section 41: Direct Award in Special Cases. It is considered that direct award of the proposed contract is lawful in accordance with PA 2023 Schedule 5 paragraph 7 which relates to the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier when a change in supplier would result in the Authority receiving goods that are different from, or incompatible with, existing goods, and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. It is considered that direct award is lawful in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 PA 2023 as the Scanners are the same as the existing scanners in operation and no other supplier can provide a replica of the existing scanners in both the security area and baggage hall, at Brize Norton. The Scanners are required to be the same as the existing scanners in operation, as operating two (or more) different scanners, would cause disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of both the existing scanners and the new Scanners. In particular, it would cause operational user risks to arise. Further, by purchasing these Scanners from Smiths, training and maintenance will be covered by an existing contract between the Authority and Smiths. No other supplier will be able to offer this without disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. In addition, the Authority requires continuity across equipment to ensure interoperability and continuity for training and maintenance, therefore Smiths is the only supplier able to provide the Scanners and the ongoing maintenance and training required.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Address

Street Address
Naphill
Locality
High Wycombe
Postal Code
HP14 4UE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ13

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Smiths Detection Watford Limited
Id
GB-COH-00480992

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00480992

Address

Street Address
Century House, Maylands Avenue
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP2 7DE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38581000
Description
Baggage-scanning equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00480992
Name
Smiths Detection Watford Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Air Terminal Passenger & Baggage Handling Security Scanner
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
This is not a Qualifying Defence Contract however, the supplier is required to have progress meetings where they will report routinely.

Period

Starts
23 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Sept 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
156,473
Amount
130,394
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-13347
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
Redacted.
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
023082-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Mar 2026, 14:53
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · High Wycombe · UKJ13 · HP14 4UE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 018381-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 023082-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·