Official UK procurement notice
In Service Support of Air Particle Detectors
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), have placed a new 5-year contract (with 5x Option Years) with Spectral Laboratories Incorporated as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
CPV: Electronic and electrical spare parts for military vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A contract with Spectral Labs Incorporated (SLI) for the In-service support for air…Awarded
A contract with Spectral Labs Incorporated (SLI) for the In-service support for air particle detectors for a period of 5 years.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001103- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060112Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
A VTN was published and the below explanation was provided:
In accordance with Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) 2019 Regulations (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons. Spectral Laboratories Incorporated as the OEM owns key elements of the design of the air particle detectors, and the MOD does not possess sufficient rights to provide to any third party. In any event only Spectral Laboratories Incorporated has the bespoke technical know-how, technical expertise, equipment, and tooling required to perform the services and ensure the continued operational capability of the APD systems. Spectral Laboratories Incorporated is the only Supplier with the required customised facilities and testing capabilities that are compliant with the relevant UK safety regulations to ensure fleet operations are maintained.
The information for the notice is:
- Notice Number
2024/S 000-006766
- Link
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006766-2024 ↗
- Notice Reference
2024-040635
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectral Labs Incorporated (SLI)SME | £2,177,124 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001103-2026-CBRN/00311-1 · Spectral Labs Incorporated (SLI)SME
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2025
- Value
- £2,177,124
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DE&SReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Spectral Labs Incorporated (SLI)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.