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title: "ETD Onsite Preventative Maintenance - Contract Award Notice"
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# ETD Onsite Preventative Maintenance - Contract Award Notice

Buyer: DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4545fc45-ea6f-4c1e-ad38-47b097216657

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## Summary

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded a contract for Planned Preventative Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance for Explosive Trace Detection machines. The contract, with a value of £1,835,052 GBP, was awarded to Smiths Detection Watford Ltd. The procurement method used was a direct approach through a Single tender action. The contract period runs from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2025, with a deadline for tender submission on 1st September 2023. The location for the services is in London, United Kingdom, under the service procurement category.

This tender opportunity, awarded by the Department for Transport, presents business growth prospects for companies involved in repair and maintenance services. Businesses with expertise in providing Planned Preventative Maintenance and ad hoc Corrective Maintenance services, particularly in the aviation security sector, are well-suited to compete. This contract award signifies a significant opportunity for companies to engage in long-term maintenance and support services for high-risk airports and authorities overseas, ensuring compliance and security in aviation operations.

## Notice

This Contract Award Notice is for the provision of Planned Preventative Maintenance and ad hoc Corrective Maintenance; and provision of consumables associated with Explosive Trace Detection machines produced by Smiths Detection Watford Ltd. These are ETD machines which DfT had purchased from Smiths Detection Watford Ltd (the machine manufacturer) and deployed (loaned) to certain high-risk airports/ authorities overseas; airports that provide direct flights to the UK. DfT are responsible for ensuring the ETD machines are kept in good working order for use by end users at overseas airports, whether by host states or airlines, the latter of which undertake additional measures at the gate in certain countries. Therefore, while DfT retains this responsibility, the contract for the provision of these services with Smiths Detection Watford Ltd continually needs to be extended. It is the ambition to transfer responsibility for purchasing consumables, parts kits and maintenance of such 'loaned' ETD machines to the relevant country/airport. Therefore, this Contract Extension has included a Break Clause within the existing Contract to enable each time DfT transfers, to host states or airlines, the responsibility for ETD machines, Smiths Detection Watford Ltd will revise its quote to reflect the associated removal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c54ed990-8e77-4432-bba1-606679d10962 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,835,052 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,835,052 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SMITHS DETECTION WATFORD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2023 at 13:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c54ed990-8e77-4432-bba1-606679d10962

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c54ed990-8e77-4432-bba1-606679d10962
  1st December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cf87928d-ead1-4cae-9321-ab49d3d7dc6f
  n/a

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