Awarded contract

Contract Award Notice Explosive Detection System for Computer Tomography Cabin Baggage Screening

Details

Buyer: Department for Transport (DFT)
Supplier(s): Smiths Detection-Watford Limited
Value: £283,102.94
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 23 March 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Contract Award Notice for Explosive Detection System for Computer Tomography Cabin Baggage Screening. The DfT carries out evaluations of commercially available security equipment testing automated detection capability against performance standards. As part of the continuing increase in security capability, the DfT have purchased commercial equipment in support of its R&D program to assist in the speed of deployment of new algorithms and better systems.

Timeline

Completed: Award date14 March 2023
Completed: Award published23 March 2023
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 18 months

About the buyer

Department for Transport (DfT) is a central government department, with commercial work spanning road, rail, aviation and maritime transport across the United Kingdom. The Group Commercial Directorate leads procurement for DfT from Great Minster House. Every opportunity DfT runs directly is advertised on Contracts Finder. National Highways, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail each run their own separate procurement as arm's-length bodies of DfT. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency also buy separately. Suppliers to DfT are paid on 90% of undisputed invoices under its prompt payment commitment.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DfT's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov