Explosive Trace Detection · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as the contracting authority (known as The Authority) awarded a contract for the supply of Explosive Trace Detection goods, including one year warranty to cover training and maintenance.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

38546000 Explosives detection system

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Oct 2025, 16:03 BST
Last source update: 6 Nov 2025, 09:26 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-071476
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cc90 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The technical requirements dictate that only a single supplier can deliver the goods.
Furthermore, the supplier owns the IPR to the technical development works that were required to deliver the goods.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends364 days ago
23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published350 days ago
6 Nov 2025, 09:26 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
14 Oct 2025, 16:03 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
14 Oct 2025, 16:10 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
6 Nov 2025, 09:26 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LIMITEDSME24 Oct 2025 – 23 Oct 2027	£800,000	14 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LIMITEDSME
Signed
24 Oct 2025
Value
£800,000
Period
24 Oct 2025 – 23 Oct 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value below £5m.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHDV-6374-MVWD 169 Union Street, London, London, SE1 0LLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03000979GB-PPON: PQHR-1434-XJPR C/O Milsted Langdon Freshford House, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Nov 2025, 09:26 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 16:10 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 16:03 BST