Knife detection - Xenint

Home Office

Published: Oct 28, 2025

Updated: Jun 20, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Xenint Limited — £443,607

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About This Opportunity

United Kingdom contract award (security & defence): Knife detection - Xenint. By Home Office. Awarded to Xenint Limited (GBP 444K, Oct 2025).

This is a services contract in the security and defense and information and communication technology sectors, with a focus on artificial intelligence. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 443,607.

Published through UK Contracts Finder, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the security and defense sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

7.1. The aim of the competition is to develop systems capable of automatically detecting knives concealed on a person, at a distance, to be used by police forces.

The systems must be able to detect knives in the presence of commonly carried items, including but not limited to keys, wallets, mobile phones, and tablets.

Systems can either be fixed during operation and capable of scanning a defined area (region) of space containing one or more subjects, or capable of being carried and operated by a single police officer for at least the duration of a shift (8 hours).

A fixed system should ideally work at a distance of at least 2m to 6m, while a body-worn or handheld system should work at a distance of at least approximately 2m. The Home Office is prepared to fund the further development of systems to meet these requirements, even if their detection range currently falls outside of these distances.. CPV: Research and experimental development services (73100000). Procedure: Other - Innovation contract. Suitable for SMEs. Suitable for VCSEs

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on October 28, 2025. Last refreshed 6 days ago. Reference: tender_509791/1527719. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Home Office

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What type of contract is this?

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How much was the contract awarded for?

Xenint Limited was awarded the contract for £443,607. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.

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