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DfTc - Department for Transport

Awarded Contract Operational Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79700000
Value£18k
Awarded24 Oct 2023
Published31 Oct 2023
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£18ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

A bespoke 'bolt on' certification of all operational Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs).

The certification is a validation process that the dogs are capable of detecting threat materials.

The DfT has Direct Awarded the Contract to the supplier as they are only approved company to be able to deliver the certification and quality assurance functions for FREDDs.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The certification is a validation process

The certification is a validation process that the dogs are capable of detecting threat materials.

02

The DfT has Direct Awarded the Contract

The DfT has Direct Awarded the Contract to the supplier as they are only approved company to be able to deliver the certification and quality assurance functions for FREDDs.

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Source & provenance
OCID
1dd38b3e-89b7-4f29-9a4a-670c5075f451
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
tender_396511/1276900
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