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# 87589565

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/87589565-ocds-h6vhtk-02f16c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "87589565". Published status: complete. Published Value: £94,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Nov 2021, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £94,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 November 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £87,589,565 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f16c`

## 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/87589565-ocds-h6vhtk-02f16c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fguest%2Fgo%2Fopportunity%2Fdetail%3FopportunityId%3D52603)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/87589565-ocds-h6vhtk-02f16c#participate

## Description
The Authority has a requirement for industry to design/enhance, develop & manufacture the Next Generation Chemical Detection Chemical Sense capability for airborne hazards, (including vapour and aerosol) & deposited hazards (including liquids and solids) known as ‘Project BOSKER’. 
This procurement is exempt from the Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations on Grounds of National Security & is 'Secret 5 Eyes Only'. Only Suppliers from within UK, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand may apply. However this does not stop companies with foreign ownership from applying if they have a UK registered business or subsidiary.
Suppliers should have the ability & technology to meet the following high-level user needs:
• Timely indication of toxic chemicals airborne in vapour & aerosol physical states, & then alert personnel to chemical threats within local areas.
• Develop person worn capability for Hazard Warning (HW) & Residual Hazard Warning (RHW) for military personnel and potentially through modularisation of the person worn capability provide a hand-held capability to provide Hazard Location (HL) & Contamination of Assessment to military personnel.
• Develop a base sense capability for HW & RHW to military personnel.
• Provide chemical threat presumptive identification & the amount of hazard present allowing this data to report the event to Commaders. This information will support integrated warning, increase situational awareness, and improve battlefield management.
• Obtain both a high level of chemical sensitivity & minimise the potential for false alarms (both false positive & false negative) to provide the user with confidence in their equipment.
• Deliver an integrated aerosol & vapour sense capability.
• Both the equipments are required to be network enabled.
Suppliers need to hold List X status.
The contract period is 5 years +1 +1 +1 +1 option years & include the following:
a. Demonstration Phase to develop a prototype to be approved by the Authority, in conjunction with Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL) testing, that meets the requirement prior to during Y1 of the contract.
b. Manufacture, supply, & delivery of specified chemical sensing equipment.
c. Repair and Spares support for the remainder of the contract covering procurement of the full systems, part piece spares and component level spares.
d. Technical support which includes, but not limited to, updates to technical documentation and responding to technical queries from the users via CBRN DT Operations Manager (OM).
e. Provision of training equipment and/or training packages as agreed with the Authority.
In Service Support (ISS) will require the provision of services including but not limited to;
• Design, Develop, Manufacture of Sense equipment
• Robust Algorithms development
• Contract Management & Service Core Support.
• Equipment Calibration & Planned Maintenance (if applicable).
• Equipment Survey & Unplanned Maintenance and Repair.
• Supply of Capital Equipment.
...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/87589565-ocds-h6vhtk-02f16c)

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Development, Manufacture and Supply of PCAS, SCAS and DCAS equipment. The Contract was advertised in Lots, however as the same Supplier was successful within both Lots one contract was awarded.

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 1: Lightweight body worn Chemical Sensor.: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1: Lightweight body worn Chemical Sensor.`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Key User Requirements (KURs):
KUR 1: The User shall have a capability that will warn of the presence of specified airborne hazards in the immediate environment
KUR 3: The User shall have a capability that will continuously monitor specified airborne ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/03/2023 to 31/03/2032

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2 - Base Chemical Sensor: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `2 - Base Chemical Sensor`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35113200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Key User Requirements (KUR’s):
KUR 1: The User shall have a capability that will warn of the presence of specified airborne hazards in the immediate environment
KUR 3: The User shall have a capability that will continuously monitor specified airborne...
- **Contract Period:** 30/03/2023 to 31/03/2032

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Manufacture, Supply and Support for Next Generation Chemical Sense Equipment (Project BOSKER) (active)
  - Award id: `028124-2023-CBRN/00255-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Smiths Defence Watford Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93318`
  - Value: £87,589,565 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Manufacture, Supply and Support for Next Generation Chemical Sense Equipment (Project BOSKER) (active)
  - Signed Value: £87,589,565
  - Signed Date: 24/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028124-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-25T07:51:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:09:01.381Z
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