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Official procurement procedure
Supply and Maintenance of High-Throughput X-Ray Freight Scanning Solutions
X-ray inspection equipment
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Home Office: "Supply and Maintenance of High-Throughput X-Ray Freight Scanning Solutions". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Home Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Home Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Home Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITEDTop vendor: 56.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 140 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED | 1 win | £110,652,398 |
| CIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £63,968,042 |
| Frequentis UK Limited | 1 win | £11,147,119 |
| Royal Mail Group Limited | 1 win | £6,900,000 |
| Bayliss Executive Travel Ltd | 1 win | £1,706,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHome Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT | Last source update3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationX-ray inspection equipment | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-061518 | ||
What is being bought
The Authority, Border Force (BF) are looking to enagage with the X-Ray market to understand what current solutions are available. Non X-ray technology or Passive Imaging equipment is considered out of scope of this market engagement exercise
One of the Authority's strategic objectives is to significantly increase the proportion of arriving freight subject to non-intrusive inspections, thereby enabling the identification and interception of currently undetected harms, while maintaining smooth flow rates for legitimate trade at UK ports.
BF estimate that the initial scope of this project would be for the procurement of two screening systems to be deployed at a singular UK Port.
This is solely a market engagement activity at this point and the Authority makes no commitment to running a procurement exercise for solutions/capabiliites identified through this activity after the engagement end date.
Required Supplier input is covered further within this document under Engagement.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT - Official notice release published
3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT - Buyer information updated
3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT - Procedure published
3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT - engagement
30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledThis procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office’s eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://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. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing BorderForceProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk. 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 enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the eSourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs). Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4. Once registered, the supplier will be asked to complete and return a signed Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before gaining further access to any Market Enagagement material. After receipt of a satisfactory completed and signed NDA, the Authority will release the Market Engagement material. Market engagement questionnaires are required to be returned by 31st March 2026. The Authority will close this Market Engagement period on 30th April 2026, but may take the oppurtunity to engage further with Suppliers who have submitted questionnaires through either, 1-2-1 sessions (TBA) or dialogue through the Jaggaer system. This activity will be undertaken between 1st and 30th April 2026.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Home Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 3 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |