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HMC VALIANT Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)
services
Below threshold - open competition
Marine patrol vessels
Repair and maintenance services of ships
UK
Published value
£100,000
Submission deadline 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Home Office: "HMC VALIANT Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)". Published status: active. Published value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com.
| Contracting Authority | Home Office | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 4d 11h left 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Below threshold - open competition | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £100,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Home Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Home Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITEDTop vendor: 56.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 140 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED | 1 win | £110,652,398 |
| CIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £63,968,042 |
| Frequentis UK Limited | 1 win | £11,147,119 |
| Royal Mail Group Limited | 1 win | £6,900,000 |
| Bayliss Executive Travel Ltd | 1 win | £1,706,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHome Office | Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competition | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNo | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Aug 2026, 10:24 BST | Last source update19 Aug 2026, 10:24 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationMarine patrol vessels, Repair and maintenance services of ships | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b392 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST |
Submission languagesNot published | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ | ||
What is being bought
This is notice of a Tender opportunity to perform Planned Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) for the Border Security Command Cutter HMC Valiant. This work will be needed between 9th November 2026 and 4th December 2026 (now 4 weeks).
This requirement includes the Inspection, Testing and Certification of Safety Equipment as well as general Vessel Maintenance Tasks. Modifications and Defect Rectification may also be required,
The regional location for this opportunity will be from Liverpool on the West coast, around Land’s End, along the south and east coasts of England, to North Shields.
The Buyer is using Jaggaer for this procurement which means the Tender is available only in electronic form. https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
The Invitation to Tender (ITT) can be viewed from the login page by anyone. However, you need to register and login to express interest and participate in the ITT.
Bidders are required to complete the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes.
To Prepare and Submit an ITT Response Supplier responses can be configured within JAGGAER ONE, to do so:
Navigate to Sourcing > ITT.
Select from the sub-menu items:- ITTs Open to All Suppliers
Bidders will also need to be registered on the UK Government's Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service). This is known as GOV.UK One Login and can be accessed at https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create
For more guidance, please see the attached document Project_20734 Instructions to Bidders
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
19 Aug 2026, 10:24 BST - Published value updated to £100,000
10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST - Status changed to active
10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST - Official notice release published
10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST - Submission deadline changed to 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST - Official notice release published
14 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST - Published value updated to £105,000
11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST - Status changed to planned
11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST - Official notice release published
11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST - Submission deadline changed to 11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST - Buyer information updated
11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£100,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period9 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTEligibilitySME eligibleOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
14 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST - Pipeline notice
11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST - Procedure published
19 Aug 2026, 10:24 BST - Submission deadline
11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Home Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZDocuments (5)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 19 Aug 2026, 10:24 BST
- 10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST
- 14 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
- 11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |