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Home Office awarded contract to Xenint Limited for concealed knife-detection systems for police

Awarded 09 Oct 2025

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Awarded09 Oct 2025
Value£443,607.00
SupplierXenint Limited
AgencyHome Office
RegionLONDON
CategoryPublic Safety & Security
Ended 2mo ago11mo term
Awarded 9 Oct 2025Expired 30 Aug 2026

About

Home Office awarded a contract to Xenint Limited for the development of systems capable of automatically detecting knives concealed on a person at a distance for use by police forces.

The contract covered systems that could detect knives in the presence of commonly carried items, including keys, wallets, mobile phones and tablets.

It specified two form factors: fixed systems able to scan a defined area containing one or more subjects, and body-worn or handheld systems operable by a single police officer for at least an 8-hour shift.

The requirement set target detection ranges of approximately 2–6 metres for fixed systems and about 2 metres for body-worn or handheld systems, and noted that the Home Office was prepared to fund further development where systems’ current detection ranges fell short of these distances.

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