Official UK procurement notice
MO9 MMW Full Body Scanners
Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMillimetre Wave Full Body Scanners (MMW FBS) for use in MPS custody suites and the servicing of those MMW FBS over a 5 year period.
CPV: Security equipment · Support equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,500,000
- Technical & professional ability
Millimetre Wave Full Body Scanners only (non-ionising radiation)
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality/Technical: 60%
- Quality/Social Value and Sustainability: 10%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality/Technical
- Quality/Social Value and Sustainability: Criteria used: 1. Kickstart economic growth: identify training opportunities 2. Break down barriers to opportunity
- Pricing
- Technical & professional ability
Millimetre Wave Full Body Scanners only (non-ionising radiation)
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Nov 2025, 17:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 13:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
2526- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003632- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e5e9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please follow the link below to register your interest and access the procurement documentation.
Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published340 days ago20 Nov 2025, 17:37 GMT
- Market engagement322 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Questionnaire to interested parties, followed by presentation / individual calls
- Tender notice published285 days ago15 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Clarification questions by274 days ago26 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline260 days ago9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by235 days ago5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent232 days ago9 Mar 2026
- Contract starts218 days ago23 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends216 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published182 days ago28 Apr 2026, 13:24 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Nov 2025, 17:37 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £6,500,00015 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMTwas £800,000
- Status changed to active15 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT15 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Apr 2026, 13:24 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 20 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohde and Schwarz UK Ltd25 Mar 2026 – 24 Mar 2030 · up to 24 Mar 2031Extensions: 1 year extension available | £6,409,545 | 9 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Millimetre Wave Full Body Scanners · Rohde and Schwarz UK Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- £6,409,545
- Period
- 25 Mar 2026 – 24 Mar 2030 · up to 24 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year extension available.
3 agreed KPIs: Device Availability · Supplier Performance · Device performance
- Device Availability , Availability - percentage time a device is operational and ready to perform its function
- Supplier Performance, Supplier performance - on-time delivery, quality/defect rates, order accuracy, legal compliance
- Device performance , Device performance - mean KPI time before failure and mean time between failure
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonROHDE & SCHWARZ U.K. LIMITED · South East England
- did not winTHRUVISION LIMITED · South East England
- did not winSCAN-X SECURITY LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winLEIDOS SECURITY DETECTION & AUTOMATION U.K. LTD. · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- LEIDOS SECURITY DETECTION & AUTOMATION U.K. LTD.Bidder / tenderer
- ROHDE & SCHWARZ U.K. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SCAN-X SECURITY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- THRUVISION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender