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    ContractsBallistics Intelligence System Equipment Upgrade for Scottish Crime Campus
    Awarded contract

    Ballistics Intelligence System Equipment Upgrade for Scottish Crime Campus

    Awarded
    £229.5k
    Published 30 Jul 2026

    Upgrade of ballistics forensic equipment including cartridge imaging system, server replacement, and 3D microscope system for Scottish Crime Campus.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· ScotlandPublished 30 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £229.5k
    Published 30 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £229,500
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Scotland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • FT
      Forensic Technology (Europe) Ltd.
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    30 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Scottish Police Authority is upgrading critical end-of-life forensic equipment at the Scottish Crime Campus to maintain operational capability of its Integrated Ballistics Intelligence System (IBIS). The procurement encompasses three main components: upgrading the outdated BRASSTRAX H4 cartridge imaging system to current specifications, replacing an aging Data Concentrator server (10+ years in service) with modern infrastructure, and acquiring a new Quantum 3D (Q3D) digital microscope system to enable advanced virtual bullet comparison capabilities. This upgrade is essential to support ongoing criminal investigations and forensic analysis while ensuring system reliability and performance.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In research innovation, Scottish Police Authority has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. Forensic Technology (Europe) Ltd.1× · 100%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d801

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    Scottish Police Authority
    Sector
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