Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project

A Tender Notice
by DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Goods)
Duration
9.5 year
Value
£8M
Sector
DEFENCE
Published
01 Aug 2025
Delivery
30 Apr 2026 to 31 Aug 2035
Deadline
n/a

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Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project is the requirement is for the procurement and in service support of 126 Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Handheld explosive material identification equipment. This Project is being split into two Lots as detailed below: a. Lot 1: The procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum analysers This requirement is for the Procurement and In-Service Support of x63 Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum Analysers, with the option to purchase additional analysers if required. The requirement is for the delivery of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of x20 FTIR units within 4 months of Contract Award. In-Service Support shall commence from IOC and continue for a period of 8 years from acceptance of Full Operating Capability (FOC). FOC shall be delivered within 1 year and 4 months of Contract Award. Options to extend Contract duration are detailed in Paragraph 4. The in-service support shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of spares, repairs, servicing and maintenance, training, and obsolescence management. The Hand-held FTIR analysers capability shall be a single Hand-held unit able to identify Substances of Interest (SOI’s) such as explosive material, narcotics and other threat chemicals, providing indication and identification of SOI’s by direct Sample. The capability is expected to be Hand-held, deployable and robust for deployment in all environmental climates and able to identify SOI present in a material, mixture, and provide Identification of DARK and highly fluorescent SOI’s. The capability is expected to be updated with supplier-based threat data and spectrum libraries, with the opportunity to utilise third-party libraries as and when required. b. Lot 2: The procurement and in-service support of 63 x Hand-Held RAMAN spectrum analysers. The requirement is for the procurement and in service support of x63 Hand-held RAMAN spectrum analysers, with the option to purchase additional analysers if required. The requirement is for the delivery of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of x20 units within 4 months of contract award. In-Service support shall commence from IOC and continue for a period of 8 years from acceptance of Full Operating Capability (FOC). FOC shall be delivered within 1 year 4 months of contract award. Options to extend Contract duration are detailed in Paragraph 4. The in-service support shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of spares, repairs, servicing and maintenance, training, and obsolescence management. The Hand-held RAMAN analysers capability shall be a single Hand-held unit able to identify Substances of Interest (SOI’s) such as explosive material, narcotics and other threat chemicals, providing indication and identification of SOI’s by through barrier and standoff methods. The capability is expected to be Hand-held, deployable and robust for deployment in all environmental climates and able to identify SOI present in a material, mixture and through barrier. The capability is expected to be updated with supplier-based threat data and spectrum libraries. With the opportunity to utilise third party libraries as and when required. The highest classification of the requirements and data managed through any resulting Contracts for Lot 1 or Lot 2 is OFFICIAL SENSITIVE. The Cyber Risk level for this procurement is MODERATE for both LOTs. The Risk Assessment Reference (RAR) are as follows: a. Project 1: RAR-250404A03 b. Project 2: RAR-250404A06 A full description of the Cyber Risk levels is available at DEFSTAN 05-138. Potential Providers should make themselves familiar with the requirements against the profile assessment for this risk level.

Lot Division

1 Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum Analysers
  • Value: £4M

a. Lot 1: The procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum analysers This requirement is for the Procurement and In-Service Support of x63 Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum Analysers, with the option to purchase additional analysers if required. The requirement is for the delivery of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of x20 FTIR units within 4 months of Contract Award. In-Service Support shall commence from IOC and continue for a period of 8 years from acceptance of Full Operating Capability (FOC). FOC shall be delivered within 1 year and 4 months of Contract Award. Options to extend Contract duration are included.

Award Criteria
Conditions of Participation PSQ Suppliers will be evaluated in two stages, Stage 1 - Qualification and Stage 2 - Technical, only suppliers that pass Stage 1 - Qualification shall be deemed compliant and progress to Stage 2 - Technical evaluation. Stage 1 - Qualification (Pass / Fail) Part 1 –Confirmation of core supplier information Documentation Preliminary SI Basic Information Confirmation of CDP SI Basic Information Part 2 – additional exclusion information Associated Persons List of all Intended Sub-Contractors Subcontractors CDP Information Part 3 – conditions of participation Electronic Trading Financial Assessment Stage 2 – Technical (Pass / Fail and Scored) Part 3 – conditions of participation Russian / Belarusian Entities Insurance Data Protection Technical Ability and Project Experience – Lot 1 Q1 – Equipment Delivery – Scored – 20% Q2 – Quality – Scored – 20% Q3 – Project Management – Scored - 20% Q4 – Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) – Scored – 20% Q5 – Safety – Scored – 20% Experience of Sub-contractor Management Health and Safety Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Questions where a ‘fail’ or a score of 0 will result in exclusion from the competition have been clearly identified within the evaluation criteria against each question in PSQ and PSQ supporting document.
2 Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held RAMAN Spectrum Analysers
  • Value: £4M

Lot 2: The procurement and in-service support of 63 x Hand-Held RAMAN spectrum analysers. The requirement is for the procurement and in service support of x63 Hand-held RAMAN spectrum analysers, with the option to purchase additional analysers if required. The requirement is for the delivery of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of x20 units within 4 months of contract award. In-Service support shall commence from IOC and continue for a period of 8 years from acceptance of Full Operating Capability (FOC). FOC shall be delivered within 1 year 4 months of contract award. Options to extend Contract duration are included. … The capability is expected to be updated with supplier-based threat data and spectrum libraries. With the opportunity to utilise third party libraries as and when required.

Award Criteria
Conditions of Participation PSQ Suppliers will be evaluated in two stages, Stage 1 - Qualification and Stage 2 - Technical, only suppliers that pass Stage 1 - Qualification shall be deemed compliant and progress to Stage 2 - Technical evaluation. Stage 1 - Qualification (Pass / Fail) Part 1 –Confirmation of core supplier information Documentation Preliminary SI Basic Information Confirmation of CDP SI Basic Information Part 2 – additional exclusion information Associated Persons List of all Intended Sub-Contractors Subcontractors CDP Information Part 3 – conditions of participation Electronic Trading Financial Assessment Stage 2 – Technical (Pass / Fail and Scored) Part 3 – conditions of participation Russian / Belarusian Entities Insurance Data Protection Technical Ability and Project Experience – Lot 2 Q1 – Equipment Delivery – Scored – 20% Q2 – Quality – Scored – 20% Q3 – Project Management – Scored - 20% Q4 – Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) – Scored – 20% Q5 – Safety – Scored – 20% Experience of Sub-contractor Management Health and Safety Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Questions where a ‘fail’ or a score of 0 will result in exclusion from the competition have been clearly identified within the evaluation criteria against each question in PSQ and PSQ supporting document.

Renewal Options

Any resulting Contract of Lot 1 (Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-held FTIR Spectrum Analysers) will include the following Contract Options to extend the in-service support duration for a further 2 years: - Extension of In-Service Support for an additional one-year period. - Extension of In-Service Support for an additional one-year period. Any resulting Contract of Lot 2 (Procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-held RAMAN Spectrum Analysers) will include the following Contract Options to extend the in-service support duration for a further 2 years: - Extension of In-Service Support for an additional one-year period. - Extension of In-Service Support for an additional one-year period. The Authority reserve the right, at its absolute discretion, to not take up any or all the option(s) listed above. Further information on the option(s) will be provided in the Invitation to Tender.

CPV Codes

  • 38546100 - Bomb detectors
  • 38434500 - Biochemical analysers
  • 38433300 - Spectrum analyser

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-050fb0
  • FTS 045386-2025

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