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Provision of Service and Maintenance for SBA Customs Trace Detection Equipment

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 13:18.

Opportunity overview

Contract for a third-party supplier with the capability to provide ongoing support and maintenance for two incumbent trace detetcion IonScanner 600 machines deployed on the SBA boundary.

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

Match pending…
Published award value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
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
714401451
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The scanners in use by the SBAA Customs and Immigration service are proprietary equipment.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersUniqueWorkArtPerformance
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 3
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

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
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) - Commercial Branch, HQ British Forces Cyprus, C Block, Episkopi Station BFPO 53
Locality
Episkopi
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country
CY
Country Name
Cyprus
Region
CY

Contact

Name
CSOC Commercial, Cyprus

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of Service and Maintenance for SBA Trace Detection Equipment
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38544000
Description
Drug detection apparatus
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
38546000
Description
Explosives detection system
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

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

Contract period

Starts
31 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Mar 2031, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
026887-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Mar 2026, 14:48
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Episkopi · CY · BS34 8JH · Cyprus

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 026887-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·