Maintenance of Legacy X-Ray Equipment

The Home Office, acting through Border Force, is procuring new national contracts for the maintenance of its legacy X-ray systems. The contracts are required to replace the previous arrangement, and each shall have a term of five (5) years with an option to extend at the HO’s option for up to twelve (12) months.

Border Force uses a range of X-ray Scanning Equipment in order to carry out its work at the Border. The scope of the Tender will include the following types of X-ray Scanning Systems:

• Freight Pallet Scanners • Baggage Scanners - parcels/small cargo • Baggage Scanners mounted in a van • Baggage Scanners mounted on a Baggage Belt

The X-ray Scanning Equipment has been purchased from the following manufacturers:

• L-3 Communications Ltd • Rapiscan Systems Ltd

The maintenance provision is required for equipment that is located throughout the UK and within the British Zone in Coquelles, France.