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Air Terminal Passenger & Baggage Handling Security Scanner

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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Air Terminal Passenger & Baggage Handling Security Scanner". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
1.9%Historical Average
Based on 9 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
66.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
British Telecommunications PLCTop vendor: 52% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 245 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
British Telecommunications PLC1 win£83,200,000
Rowden Technologies Ltd1 win£20,703,891
Janes Group UK Limited1 win£17,500,000
kpmg LLP1 win£8,100,000
THE COLLEGES' PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1 win£7,238,140
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
Last source update13 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05ccf6
What is being bought
The Air Terminal at the Royal Air Force Brize Norton is investing in new passenger handling processing equipment. This includes the provision of new security scanners for both hold and cabin baggage and is commensurate with the separate and already contracted-for purchase of non-scanner equipment. The supplier will install a passenger and baggage handling scanner.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    13 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    2 Mar 2026, 12:02 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Oct 2025, 09:54 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    15 Oct 2025, 09:54 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    15 Oct 2025, 09:54 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    13 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 13 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £130,394
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Smiths Detection (Watford) Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Air Terminal Passenger & Baggage Handling Security Scanner
£130,394 · signed 13 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 23 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
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Documents (1)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe Authority, proposes to enter into a contract with Smiths Detection Limited (“Smiths”) on a single source basis in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of two Air Terminal Passenger & Baggage Handling Security Scanner (the “Scanners”). This procurement will be governed by the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA 2023”) Chapter 3, Section 41: Direct Award in Special Cases. It is considered that direct award of the proposed contract is lawful in accordance with PA 2023 Schedule 5 paragraph 7 which relates to the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier when a change in supplier would result in the Authority receiving goods that are different from, or incompatible with, existing goods, and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. It is considered that direct award is lawful in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 PA 2023 as the Scanners are the same as the existing scanners in operation and no other supplier can provide a replica of the existing scanners in both the security area and baggage hall, at Brize Norton. The Scanners are required to be the same as the existing scanners in operation, as operating two (or more) different scanners, would cause disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of both the existing scanners and the new Scanners. In particular, it would cause operational user risks to arise. Further, by purchasing these Scanners from Smiths, training and maintenance will be covered by an existing contract between the Authority and Smiths. No other supplier will be able to offer this without disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. In addition, the Authority requires continuity across equipment to ensure interoperability and continuity for training and maintenance, therefore Smiths is the only supplier able to provide the Scanners and the ongoing maintenance and training required.