Official UK procurement notice
Future Cyclamen Project Contract Award
Authority: Home Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for the provision of Service and Maintenance for Fixed and Mobile Radiological and Nuclear (RN) Detection Equipment that make up the Cyclamen Estate.
The Preferred Supplier will provide service and maintenance for the RN Detection Estate, spanning multiple Sites (including a Juxtaposed Port) and Test Facilities. The service and maintenance of the RN Detection Estate comprise three Service Towers: RN Detection, IT Management and Test Site Management
CPV: Apparatus for measuring radiation · Baggage-scanning equipment · Bomb detectors · Civil defence services · Detection and analysis apparatus · Detection apparatus for mines · Development of security equipment · Electrical engineering installation works · Electrical-system repair services · Emission measurement equipment · Explosives detection system · Installation of traffic monitoring equipment · +22 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The requirements are for service and maintenance to the current deployed live RN…AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000,000
The requirements are for service and maintenance to the current deployed live RN detection capability at ports and airports, around the UK and one site in northern France, including all associated IT infrastructure, both cloud-based and physical.
The Authority is seeking a prime supplier to deliver the services. These comprise three (3) service towers:
Service Tower 1 - RN detection:
- Fixed RN detection – Permanently located equipment comprising RN detectors, cameras, sensors, power, networking and traffic management.
- Vehicle based RN detection - Vehicles equipped with an RN detector, deployed either tactically or to cover a fixed RN detector failure. Mobile radiation detection units are an example of this capability.
- Mobile RN detection - handheld devices such as radionuclide identification devices used as part of the operational use of the detection capability.
- Site based Information Technology (IT) supporting infrastructure, including racking, cabling and power.
Service Tower 2 - IT Management
The on-site and cloud hosted infrastructure that enables the operation, including the health monitoring, of the RN detection components.
Service Tower 3 - Test site management
The operation of a test facility used by the Authority and its Suppliers for the purpose of testing and integration of any changes or updates to the RN detection estate. There will also be a need to provide specialist resources for the purpose of handling sources.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Aug 2024, 12:17 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 16:50 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072396- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048802Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
6 Sept 2024 → 30 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected24 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until384 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published82 days ago30 Jul 2026, 16:50 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 11:56 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Jul 2026, 11:56 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.1 | 99900000 | Future Cyclamen Project Contract Award | |
| — | TextII.1.1 | 99900000 | Future Cyclamen Project Contract Award |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-08: 1 release · 6 Aug 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo UK Ltd | £99,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 069098-2026-1 · Leonardo UK Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Value
- £99,900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Leonardo UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria