# The Supply and Maintenance of Mobile Freight Scanning Equipment

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Home Office](/buyers/home-office/contract-awards)
- Published: 6 January 2023
- Planned start: 6 January 2023
- Planned end: 10 February 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 92c3c835-db3d-4473-b015-ce1044a8956f-603684
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5b058d8-7b8c-4380-bc42-b9fc46e07885

## Description

Border Force \(BF\) secures the border and promotes national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK\. BF Officers do this by examining freight and passenger services in a range of environments that include but not limited to; freight consignments \(maritime & rail\), Roll-on Roll-off \(RoRo\) & Load-on, Load \(LoLo\) vehicles, trailers and motorbikes\. X-Ray scanners are used as a method of examination without having to physically open and examine vehicles and enables ports to operate efficiently without interrupting traffic flow\. Border Force is looking to procure a commercial, off-the-shelf \(COTS\) capability for mobile freight scanners across the UK\. The proposed contract will include all service & maintenance for the lifetime of the product\(s\)\. Please see attachment section for further details\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92c3c835-db3d-4473-b015-ce1044a8956f-603684)