Tender

Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance services for Weighing Equipment

HOME OFFICE

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11 Dec 2025 at 15:04

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20 Nov 2025 at 14:51

Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is inviting tenders for the "Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance services for Weighing Equipment" under an open procedure, as of 11th December 2025. This procurement process, governed by the Procurement Act 2023, targets the weighing machinery and maintenance industry across the UK. It involves two active lots—North and South Regions—each awarded to a single supplier. Interested parties must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and register through the Home Office e-sourcing portal by 8th January 2026, with the award period concluding on 2nd March 2026. The contract period spans from 8th May 2026 to 7th May 2029, with a possible extension to 7th May 2030.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in weighing equipment and maintenance services, particularly those comfortable with servicing public sector contracts. SMEs are expressly encouraged to participate, with the evaluation criteria balancing technical quality and commercial competitiveness. Companies with expertise in handling large-scale service agreements, coupled with the capacity to adhere to stringent government protocols including non-disclosure agreements, will find this tender appealing. The split nature of the contract into two geographic lots further broadens the potential for regional specialists to engage and expand their influence within the UK's public procurement market.

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Notice Title

Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance services for Weighing Equipment

Notice Description

The Buyer wishes to run an Open process under the Procurement Act 2023 for the Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance services for Weighing Equipments used by Border Force, across multiple locations. The agreement shall be split into two lots:- Lot 1 - North Region Lot 2 - South Region Bidders may submit Tender for both lots and each lot shall be awarded to a single supplier. Prior to the release of tender documentation, tenderers will be required to sign an un-edited version of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), for each lot of this procurement and upload onto the Home Office e-sourcing portal. The NDA can be downloaded from the Home Office e-sourcing portal. If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing portal, please do so at: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ by following the link. Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation that you are registering , which would be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the e-sourcing portal, please search for the following project information: Project_19521 - Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance Services for Weighing Equipment. itt_1688 - Non - Disclosure Agreement (NDA)- Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance for Weighing Equipment Bidders can sign both lot specific NDAs in order to gain access to each of the lots tender documentation.

Lot Information

Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance Services for Weighing Equipment (North Region)

Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance Services for Weighing Equipment for the North Region

Renewal: Possible extension to 07/05/2030

Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance Services for Weighing Equipment (South Region)

Supply, Calibration and Reactive Maintenance Services for Weighing Equipment for the South Region

Renewal: Possible extension to 07/05/2030

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e5ac
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082101-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

42923000 - Weighing machinery and scales

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£312,361 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£312,361 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 May 2026 - 7 May 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2029-11-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
borderforceprocurementteam@homeoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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