Awarded contract

Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project

Details

Value
£8,250,000
Duration
9 years
Topic
Spectrum analyser
Published
23 July 2026

Tender description

The Protect Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, has awarded a Contract to Southern Scientific Ltd for the Procurement and In Service Support of Explosive Material Identification equipment. The Contract has been awarded under the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, utilising the weighted value for money evaluation criteria. Southern Scientific Ltd has been awarded a Contract for both Lots, as they submitted compliant bids in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender. The Contract has been placed with Southern Scientific Ltd for both Lot 1: The procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum analysers and Lot 2: The procurement and in-service support of Hand-Held RAMAN spectrum analysers. The Contract will be for a period of 9 years and 4 months, with the option to extend duration for a further 2 years (2x 1 year options). The total estimated Contract Value (including options) is £8,250,000.00 ex VAT and £9,900,000.00 inc VAT. ## Contract award Title: 714783450 - Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project Lots: - Lot 1: Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum Analysers - Lot 2: Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held RAMAN Spectrum Analysers ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 1: Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum Analysers - Lot 2: Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held RAMAN Spectrum Analysers

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published23 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date23 July 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date4 December 2035in 9 years

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