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Provision of Service and Maintenance for SBA Customs Trace Detection Equipment
Published 24 Mar 2026
24 Mar 2026
- Primary CPV
-
38544000 *
Drug detection apparatus
- Location
- 🇬🇧 CY
- Value
- £100,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
31/03/2026 29/03/2031
- Contract Types
-
38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) - Commercial Branch, HQ British Forces Cyprus, C Block, Episkopi Station BFPO 53, Episkopi, BS34 8JH, Cyprus · CY
Contact
CSOC Commercial, Cyprus
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Ministry of Defence
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
38544000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: 714401451
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
Full CPV breakdown
- 38544000 — Drug detection apparatus (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 24 Mar 2026 14:48
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0672e6
- Notice ID
- 714401451
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Century House, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7DE, United Kingdom
GB-COH 00480992
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 30 Mar 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
54 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Ministry of Defence |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) - Commercial Branch, HQ British Forces Cyprus, C Block, Episkopi Station BFPO 53 |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Episkopi |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | CY |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | Cyprus |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | CY |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | CSOC Commercial, Cyprus |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | UKStratCom-Comrcl-BFC@mod.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.contracts.mod.uk |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Smiths Detection (Watford) Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Century House, Maylands Avenue |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Hemel Hempstead |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | HP2 7DE |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH23 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | uksales@smithsdetection.com |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.smithsdetection.com |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Ministry of Defence |
Tender
| Title | Provision of Service and Maintenance for SBA Customs Trace Detection Equipment |
| Description | 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. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | The scanners in use by the SBAA Customs and Immigration service are proprietary equipment. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
Awards
| Title | Provision of Service and Maintenance for SBA Trace Detection Equipment |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £100,000 |
| Value › Value | £100,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Supplier › Name | Smiths Detection (Watford) Limited |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Drug detection apparatus |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Explosives detection system |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Repair and maintenance services |
| Contract period › Start | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 29 Mar 2031 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026887-2026 |
| Document › Published | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |