Official UK procurement notice
The provision of Supply & Maintenance of X-Ray Vans & Pallet Scanners
Authority: Home Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Supply & Maintenance of X-Ray Vans & Pallet Scanners
CPV: X-ray inspection equipment
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£9,497,937 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of themLot #1Supply and maintenance of X-ray VansAwardedLot estimate not published
Supply and maintenance of up to 16 x X-ray vans
Lot #2Supply and maintenance of Pallet ScannersAwardedPublished value£3,735,857
Supply and maintenance of up to 22 Pallet Scanners
Lot #3Supply & Maintenance of X-Ray VansPublished value£5,762,080
Supply & Maintenance of X-Ray Vans
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).
- Suitability
An un-edited copy of the Non-Disclosure Agreement is downloaded, signed and uploaded onto the Home Office's e-sourcing portal.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jul 2024, 16:17 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 13:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045237- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047d86Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The Authority wishes to procure two separate contracts under the following lots:- Lot 1 - Supply & Maintenance of X-Ray Vans Lot 2 - Supply & Maintenance of Pallet Scanners Tenderers will only be allowed to bid for ONE contract. Prior to the release of tender documentation, tenderers will be required to sign an un-edited version of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), for each Lot of this procurement, and upload to the Home Office's e-sourcing portal. The NDA can be downloaded from the Home Office's e-sourcing portal. If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing portal, please do so 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 that you are registering, which would be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the e-sourcing portal, please search for the following project information:- project_834 - Supply & Maintenance of X-Ray Vans & Pallet Scanners PQQ_480 - NDA - Supply & Maintenance of X-Ray Vans & Pallet Scanners Tenderers can sign both Lot specific NDAs in order to gain access to each of the Lot's tender documentation, to assist tenderers in choosing the most appropriate Lot to submit a bid against. Please note, tenderers will only be allowed to submit a bid against ONE of the Lots.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
30 Aug 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected18 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published1 Aug 2025, 13:40 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2024- Deadline moved to 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST20 Aug 2024, 11:14 BST+9 days · was 21 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Buyer details updated20 Aug 2024, 11:14 BST
- Status changed to complete1 Aug 2025, 13:40 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Aug 2025, 13:40 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 21 Aug 2024 | 30 Aug 2024 | +9 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Supply and maintenance of X-ray Vans1 award | |||
| Twofold Limited | £5,762,080 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Supply and maintenance of Pallet Scanners1 award | |||
| VMI SISTEMAS DE SEGURANÇA LTDA | £3,735,857 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply and maintenance of X-ray Vans · Twofold Limited
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- £5,762,080
- Status
- active
Supply and maintenance of Pallet Scanners · VMI SISTEMAS DE SEGURANÇA LTDA
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- £3,735,857
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply and maintenance of X-ray Vans | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Supply and maintenance of Pallet Scanners | 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Twofold LimitedAwarded supplier
- VMI SISTEMAS DE SEGURANÇA LTDAAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria