Official UK procurement notice
National Gas Monitor Support and Training
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBorder Force have awarded a contract to Tecto Group Ltd following a procurement for Gas Monitor Maintenance and Training services. The contract commences on 10th August 2026 and is for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend the contract by two separate periods of one 1 year each, subject to ongoing operational requirements and satisfactory supplier performance.
The contract will provide Border Force officers with access to specialist technical support for the maintenance, calibration, repair and servicing of the organisation's gas monitor fleet. In addition, the supplier will deliver training services to ensure officers are able to operate and maintain equipment safely and effectively.
Services will be available nationwide, covering locations throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
CPV: Gas-detection equipment · Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: The successful Bidder will be the one who obtains the best overall score from the evaluation process
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 13 Feb 2026, 13:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
- Authority reference
project_20009- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042787- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0653f7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The Buyer is using Jaggaer for this procurement which means the Tender is available
only in electronic form. homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗
Timeline
13 Feb 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published254 days ago13 Feb 2026, 13:38 GMT
- Market engagement232 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
This tender will be managed electronically via the Home Office’s eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must be registered on the eSourcing Portal.
If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗ by following the link ‘To register click here’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Interested suppliers can express an interest for this specific procurement to take part in market engagement. This is done by emailing [email protected]
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The email will be processed and then the buyer will provide the supplier with the Market Engagement documents.
For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at [email protected] or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
Market engagement questionnaires are required to be returned by 6th March 2026.
- Next notice expected195 days ago13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published167 days ago11 May 2026, 08:44 BST
- Clarification questions by152 days ago26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline146 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts105 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published52 days ago3 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Feb 2026, 13:38 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published11 May 2026, 08:44 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £60,00011 May 2026, 08:44 BST
- Status changed to active11 May 2026, 08:44 BST
- Procurement method changed11 May 2026, 08:44 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST11 May 2026, 08:44 BST
- Contract details notice published3 Sept 2026, 10:30 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete3 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecto Group Ltd | £60,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Tecto Group Ltd
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 10 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2028 · up to 9 Aug 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- two separate periods of one (1) year each
5 agreed KPIs: Service Requests · Planned Maintenance · Reactive Maintenance Response …
- Service Requests, 100% of Service Requests acknowledged and responded to within one (1) working day, including confirmation of a scheduled appointment by a Field Service Engineer.
- Planned Maintenance, Planned maintenance completed within 10 working days of scheduled date for all gas monitors and valid certificate issued.
- Reactive Maintenance Response, Reactive Maintenance including, fault diagnosis and repairs completed within 5 working days of fault report for any gas monitor and valid certificates issued.
- Technician Qualifications, All technicians must hold OEM-approved servicing certification for PS500 and all other gas monitoring devices in service
- Documentation Accuracy, Maintenance logs for all PS500 units and other gas monitoring devices in service must be complete and accessible within 24 hours of request
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tecto Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender