Official UK procurement notice
The Supply & Maintenance of Mobile Freight X-Ray Scanning Equipment
Authority: Home Office - Border Force (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBorder Force (BF) secures the border and promotes national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK. BF Officers do this by examining freight and passenger services in a range of environments that include but not limited to; freight consignments (maritime & rail), Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) & Load-on, Load (LoLo) vehicles, trailers and motorbikes. X-Ray scanners are used as a method of examination without having to physically open and examine vehicles and enables ports to operate efficiently without interrupting traffic flow.
CPV: X-ray inspection equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Border Force is looking to procure a Modified Off The Shelf (MOTS) capability for…Published value£23,000,000
Border Force is looking to procure a Modified Off The Shelf (MOTS) capability for Mobile Freight X-Ray Scanners across the UK. The proposed contract will include all service & maintenance for the lifetime of the product(s).
To support BF in the examination process as efficiently and effectively as possible there is a requirement for Modified Off The Shelf (MOTS) Mobile Freight X-Ray Scanners:
- The technology must be able to indicate the presence of contraband concealed within the load space of commercial freight by providing a clear on-screen image and be capable of storing images & information captured
- The technology must operate at a speed that enables port fluidity to be maintained
- The technology must provide a reliable system that can operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- The technology must be compliant with the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17) and all other UK legal requirements/standards.
- Equipment must have Wi-Fi connectivity
•The host vehicle for the mobile scanner shall be based on a commercially available road vehicle that meets all UK road worthiness requirements
- The technology must be able to scan both static and moving freight
- Suppliers will be required to provide evidence of their equipment's performance of detecting various contraband including, but not exclusive to cigarettes, alcohol, drugs (all packing options), weapons.
BF require a Bidder who can provide this as a commercial system to meet an aspirational order for 24/25FY.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Jun 2023, 12:24 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2023, 12:24 BST
- Authority reference
C18766- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016122- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d44bFind a Tender
Publisher note: Border Force invite bidders to express an interest in this procurement opportunity. To register your interest in this procurement please submit your interest to [email protected]. Quoting reference C18766: Supply & Maintenance of Mobile Freight X-Ray Scanners SQ before the closing date following the instructions below: The Home Office eSourcing portal (Jaggaer) is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to register your interest: a) To express an interest, Bidders must first be registered on the Home Office eSourcing portal. If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the Registering Link. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. b) Email: [email protected] expressing an interest The title of email should be: C18766: Supply & Maintenance of Mobile Freight X-Ray Scanners SQ. Email to include: Organisation Name, Contact Name, Contact Email, Telephone Number. Bidders that express an interest in this procurement will be required to return a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to being given access to the event. Once the signed NDA is received by the Buyer, the Buyer will grant access to the Jaggaer event where the Bidder will be able to access all relevant documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jun 2023, 11:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
7 Jun 2023 → 28 Jun 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published7 Jun 2023, 12:24 BST
- Submission deadline28 Jun 2023, 11:30 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Home OfficeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.