Supply and Maintenance of Metal Detection Walk through Archways, Handheld Wands and Detection Poles
Ministry of Justice · up to £6,889,960
What the buyer wants
Supply and maintenance contract for metal detection equipment including walk-through archways, handheld wands, and portable detection poles for the Ministry of Justice over six years, with a ten-year maintenance provision for archways.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is exploring the capability and capacity of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market for the supply of Metal Detection equipment, including dual sensor ferro and non-ferro magnetic metal detection archways, handheld detectors, and portable detection poles. The MoJ are taking this approach to support the HMPPS estate for the duration of the Agreement and estimated asset life of the equipment.
Metal detection capability forms an important part of front-end security in prisons at staff, prisoner, and visitor gates. The Archways are part of a wider capability which looks to prevent contraband from entering prisons through multiple routes. The use of handheld wands and portable detection poles by prison staff provide essential avenues for searching for threats by scanning people, objects, specific areas and bags respectively. Archways, Hand-held Wands and Poles used in conjunction have a major impact on reducing conveyance routes for contraband entering prisons through Staff Gate Entry, Prisoner Visits and Prisoner reception by detecting threats related to SIM cards, mobile phones and razor blades amongst other metallic threat items.
The Authority will aggregate the project into three lots to allow suppliers to bid for one or more lots based on capability in meeting metal and wider threat detection requirements. The Lots will be formulated as the following:
- Lot 1- Dual sensor ferro and non-ferro magnetic metal detection archways
- Lot 2- Handheld Detectors
- Lot 3- Portable Detection Poles
The purchasing agreement for each Lot will run for a total of six years. The maintennace agreement on Lot 1 will run for a total of ten years.
The contracts for each Lot will be non-exclusive. The Authority will not guarantee any minimum volumes, value or level of demand under each Lot.
Services required
- Repair and maintenance services
- Security equipment supply
What you will need to show
- Ongoing maintenance provision for archways — Supplier must provide a 10-year maintenance service for archways including at least two planned preventative maintenance visits annually, reactive callouts, and spare parts availability across England and Wales.
- Supply of metal detection equipment meeting specified dimensions and capabilities — Supplier must supply metal detection equipment that meets the specified size, sensitivity, and detection capabilities for each lot as described.
- Capability to detect ferrous and non-ferrous metals — Equipment must be capable of detecting both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including concealed items on or within the body.
Lots
- Supply of goods and maintenance services for security dual sensor multi detection zone walk-through Metal Detection Archways (up to £3,960,400) — Dynamic Walk-through Metal Detector that reacts to metal masses external and concealed to the body, both of ferromagnetic and non-magnetic type, transiting through its antenna. No greater than 2400 mm height, 900mm wide. Sensitivity and audio alarm adjustable. An ongoing 10-year maintenance provision of Archways including: Minimum of 2 Planned Preventative Maintenance Visits per annum, Reactive Callouts and spare part holding throughout England & Wales
- Supply of hand-held metal detection wands (up to £843,180) — Handheld paddle type metal detector. Single Handed Operation, less than 3KG, Capable of detecting Ferrous and Non-ferrous metals including stainless steel on the body and within/concealed in the body.
- Supply of Portable Ferrous Metal Detection Poles (up to £2,086,380) — Device to be no greater than 2000mm (height) and 800mm (width). Unit must be able to fit through a 30-inch standard door width when disassembled. Minimum of 12 hours continuous battery life, greater than 15kg including device, carry case and accessories. Minimum of 1 metre pass by detection. Capable of detecting ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic type threats and must be capable of detection when threat obstructed by full body for pass by detection within operational range of the equipment.
Key facts
- Buyer: Ministry of Justice
- Estimated value: up to £6,889,960
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 17 September 2026
- CPV: 50000000, 35121000
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