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Published 22 May 2025, 20:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HMPPS Trace Detection Capability

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jan 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrs 2 moends 31 May 2028 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchasing and delivery of a Trace Detection Capability for use across the HMPPS estate, and associated maintenance/support services.

CPV: Drug detection apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 2 yrs 2 moSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs 2 mo)
Eligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 20:02 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 20:02 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025408
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Drug detection apparatus
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f8f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 20:02 BST
  2. Tender notice expected298 days ago
    1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 20:02 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDNN-2773-HVYN 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender