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Certification for new materials for use in the Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs)

Department for Transport · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Sept 2026, 21:50.

Opportunity overview

Two new targets have been added to the FREDDs training kits by DfT and the associated developers, with which operational dogs must be certified to maintain their capability.

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.

REDLINE ASSURED SECURITY LTD

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£51k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PMGB-3941-HMPW
Location
Finningley, Doncaster, UKE31, DN9 3RH, 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
TTSD3026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Two new targets have been added to the FREDDs training kits by DfT and the associated developers, with which operational dogs must be certified to maintain their capability. DfT will be funding the bolt-on certifications by Redline (as the only approved certifier) for the two new target materials (Targets 9 and 10), which will enable initial testing of each Dog on the new targets.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Transport
Id
GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Address

Street Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
REDLINE ASSURED SECURITY LTD
Id
GB-PPON-PMGB-3941-HMPW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMGB-3941-HMPW

Address

Street Address
The National Safety and Security Academy, First Avenue
Locality
Finningley, Doncaster
Postal Code
DN9 3RH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71356000
Description
Technical services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
61,192.8
Amount
50,994
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMGB-3941-HMPW
Name
REDLINE ASSURED SECURITY LTD

Contract period

Starts
5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Jan 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
089383-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Sept 2026, 20:18
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
5 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 089383-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·