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Upgrade of Brasstrax, Data Concentrator and Q3D VCM

Microscopes
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Police Authority: "Upgrade of Brasstrax, Data Concentrator and Q3D VCM". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish Police AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Scottish Police Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
3.7Bids / Report
21.1% of reports have one bid
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 19 active published awards; 19 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Police Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
Last source update30 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMicroscopes
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d801
What is being bought
The Scottish Police Authority was required to Award a contract to upgrade end-of-life Integrated Ballistics Intelligence System (IBIS) equipment at the Scottish Crime Campus. The procurement includes upgrading the outdated BRASSTRAX H4 cartridge imaging system, replacing a failing 10-year-old Data Concentrator server, and purchasing a Quantum 3D (Q3D) digital microscope for virtual bullet comparisons.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    30 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    30 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Scottish Police Authority has awarded a contract to upgrade end-of-life Integrated Ballistics Intelligence System (IBIS) equipment at the Scottish Crime Campus. The procurement includes upgrading the outdated BRASSTRAX H4 cartridge imaging system, replacing a failing 10-year-old Data Concentrator server, and purchasing a Quantum 3D (Q3D) digital microscope for virtual bullet comparisons.This investment standardises technology across all UK National Ballistic Intelligence Service (NABIS) hubs, eliminates critical system downtime, and ensures operational compliance with NABIS MoU timeframes and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 9 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £229,500
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Forensic Technology (Europe) Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£229,500 · signed 9 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-163120
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  • Scottish Police Authority
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    2 French Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, UKM, G40 4EH
    jean.iyinikkel@scotland.police.uk
    +44 0000000

  • Forensic Technology (Europe) Ltd.
    supplier

    9 The Courtyard, Kilcarbery Business Park, Nangor Road, Dublin, IE, 22

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Glasgow
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe Firearms Unit within the Forensic Services relies on specialist IBIS equipment that forms an integral part the NABIS Network, which enables ballistic evidence from firearm discharges to be compared consistently across all UK NABIS hubs. To maintain the integrity, accuracy, and evidential robustness of national ballistic comparisons, all hubs are required to use the same IBIS technology so that the underlying algorithms, reference data, and outputs remain directly comparable. This requirement is set out in national operating arrangements and restated in the existing MoU governing SPA’s participation in NABIS.