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title: "ETD Onsite Preventative Maintenance - Contract Award Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04210b"
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# ETD Onsite Preventative Maintenance - Contract Award Notice

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04210b

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## Summary

The Department for Transport has completed the award process for the contract titled "ETD Onsite Preventative Maintenance - Contract Award Notice" in the services category. The contract involves the provision of maintenance services for Explosive Trace Detection machines deployed overseas. The tender was conducted through a limited procurement method, with the award made to Smiths Detection Watford Ltd. The contract was signed on November 14, 2023, with a total value of £1,835,052.

This opportunity for providing ongoing maintenance services presents a niche market for businesses in the repair and maintenance services industry. Due to technical reasons, only Smiths Detection Watford Ltd could be awarded the contract. Businesses with expertise in providing maintenance services for specialised equipment like Explosive Trace Detection machines would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders. The Department for Transport, based in London, UK, aims to transfer responsibility for purchasing consumables and maintenance of the machines to the relevant country/airport, offering potential future opportunities for businesses in the sector.

## 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of ongoing maintenance of DfT's Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) machines deployed (loaned) overseas; and of consumables.

### Procurement Information

Only one supplier is able to supply the services. Smiths Detection Watford Ltd are the manufacturers of the ETD machines and so are the only supplier able to deliver the continued provision of maintenance services and consumables required to enable their continuous operation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035505-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

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

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 13:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035505-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dft.gov.uk

## Provenance

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