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# In Service Support of Air Particle Detectors

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-service-support-of-air-particle-detectors-ocds-h6vhtk-0444f0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a new 5-year contract (with 5x Option Years) with Spectral Laboratories Incorporated as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This will maintain the operational capability over the period with additional Options Years if required. It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons. In any event only Spectral Laboratories Incorporated has the bespoke technical know-how, technical expertise, equipment, and tooling required to perform the services and ensure the continued operational capability of the APD systems.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electronic and electrical spare parts for military vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0444f0`

## Before you bid
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- **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/in-service-support-of-air-particle-detectors-ocds-h6vhtk-0444f0#tl-md)

## Description
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a new 5-year contract (with 5x Option Years) with Spectral Laboratories Incorporated as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This will maintain the operational capability over the period with additional Options Years if required.
The new contract will ensure the provision of In-Service Support including technical upgrades, spares provision and obsolescence mitigation, to maintain the Naval Fleet Radiation Monitoring Capability. This comprises of Ship Installed Air Particle Detection systems. The value of the requirement is approx. £3m.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35422000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Voluntary Transparency Notice APD In Service Support Contract
Short Description of the procurement:
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry o...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006766-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-04T09:27:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T21:14:40.428Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0444f0