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In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£8,000,000Add to pipeline

Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project

Awarded to Southern Scientific Ltd

Defence Equipment and Support(buyer)

Published
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.

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Lots (2)

  • Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum Analysers

    £8,250,000Won by Southern Scientific Ltd

  • Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held RAMAN Spectrum Analysers

    £8,250,000Won by Southern Scientific Ltd

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£8,000,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
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
Contract length
9 years 4 months
Could run to
18 December 2037
Against estimate
3% above
Bids received
1
Winner
  • Southern Scientific Ltd

This contract ends on 31 August 2035, or 18 December 2037 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Southern Scientific Ltd

Based in
Henfield
Public contracts won
24
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

1

Open and restricted tenders in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) drew a median of 2 bids over the last 24 months; 33% received only one.

Who bid

  • Southern Scientific LtdWinner

How bids were scored

Price 0% · Quality 100%

  • Conditions of Participation PSQ100%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

£74,712

Median of 2,399 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 110.4× the median.

Defence Equipment and Support in the last 12 months

95

contracts awarded, worth £2,796,050,481 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    16 September 2026

  2. Contract

    23 July 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    1 August 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    18 June 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    9 May 2025

  6. Prior Information Notice

    9 May 2025

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