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In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£8,000,000

Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project

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Published 9 May 2025
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Overview

The Ministry of Defence's Protect Delivery Team has awarded a contract to Southern Scientific Ltd for the procurement and in-service support of explosive material identification equipment, including hand-held FTIR and RAMAN spectrum analysers (Lots 1 and 2). The contract, valued at £8,250,000 ex VAT, runs for 9 years and 4 months with options to extend by up to 2 additional years, and was awarded under the Competitive Flexible Procedure using weighted value for money evaluation.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£8,000,000
Procedure
Selective
SME suitable
Yes
Published
9 May 2025
Questions by
26 August 2025
Classification (CPV)
Spectrum analyserBiochemical analysersBomb detectors

Award outcome

Awarded value
£8,250,000
Award date
22 July 2026
Contract period
29 April 2026 → 31 August 2035
Winner
  • Southern Scientific Ltd

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    23 July 2026

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  2. Contract Notice

    1 August 2025

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  3. Prior Information Notice

    18 June 2025

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  4. Prior Information Notice

    9 May 2025

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  5. Prior Information Notice

    9 May 2025

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