Official UK procurement notice
Testing of Parcel and Letter Threat Detection Systems
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£101,558published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Iconal Technology Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionResarch and Development testing of parcel and letter threat detection systems for use by Home Office & Border Force
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 26 Sept 2025, 13:15 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 13:15 BST
- Authority reference
Project 19507- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060149- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a339Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published26 Sept 2025, 13:15 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £101,5581 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iconal Technology LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 1 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2026Extensions: Contingency period | £101,558 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Iconal Technology LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender