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# 01958 The Supply And Maintenance Of Explosive And Narcotic Detection Scanners

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/01958-the-supply-and-maintenance-of-explosive-and-narcotic-detection-scanners-ocds-h6vhtk-02e8a0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Prison Service: "01958 The Supply And Maintenance Of Explosive And Narcotic Detection Scanners". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Prison Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-prison-service-GB-FTS-68977)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Drug detection apparatus
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £168,260 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e8a0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/01958-the-supply-and-maintenance-of-explosive-and-narcotic-detection-scanners-ocds-h6vhtk-02e8a0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/01958-the-supply-and-maintenance-of-explosive-and-narcotic-detection-scanners-ocds-h6vhtk-02e8a0#participate

## Description
The SPS requires a Supplier to supply desktop explosives & narcotics trace detectors and consumables. The Supplier shall provide preventative and reactive maintenance of the Goods in order to ensure optimal performance for the Contract Term or the warranty period.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The SPS requires the supply of 8 (indicative) desktop explosives & narcotics trace detectors and consumables that meet the requirements of the SPS specification. There is also a requirement to update the SPS narcotics library with new compounds. The ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 004566-2022-01958-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Rapiscan Systems Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163623`
  - Value: £168,260 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 004566-2022-01958-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £168,260
  - Signed Date: 23/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004566-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-17T16:35:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T06:42:42.015Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e8a0