Official UK procurement notice
RN Inland Detection Capability VBS Upgrades 2023
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo upgrade the current Vehicle Based Systems (VBS) to improve the existing RN detection capability to meet operational needs, expand the geographical reach of the capability, and procure up-to-date and longer lasting equipment to meet end-users needs.
CPV: Apparatus for measuring radiation · Radiation dosimeters · Radiation monitors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs…Awarded
The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and police. The Homeland Security Group (HSG) teams sit within the Home Department. HSG plays a crucial role in national security and law enforcement operations and pursuant to this mission they wish to upgrade the existing detectors. The outcomes of this procurement project will be an enhanced ability to detect threat objects, a strengthening of the deterrent effect of the UK’s capabilities and building resilience to respond to any changes in threat.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 16 Feb 2024, 16:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2024, 16:22 GMT
- Authority reference
C25549 & C25721- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005278- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043ae2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
Absence of competition for technical reasons in accordance with Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii)('competition absent for technical reasons').
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences Inc, Symetrica Security LimitedSMEjoint award | £2,717,725 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005278-2024-C25549 & C25721-1 · Physical Sciences Inc, Symetrica Security LimitedSME
- Signed
- 18 Jan 2024
- Value
- £2,717,725
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Physical Sciences IncAwarded supplier
- Symetrica Security LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.