Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HMC VALIANT Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£100,000£100,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update6.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2026awarded 9 Oct 2026
Awarded to Southampton Marine Services
Contract term 1 moends 4 Dec 2026 · starts 9 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is notice of a Contract Award to perform Planned Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) for the Border Security Command Cutter HMC Valiant.

CPV: Marine patrol vessels · Repair and maintenance services of ships

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 9 Nov 2026 – 4 Dec 2026 (1 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £100,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria: 40%
  • Commercial Criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial Criteria
  • Technical Criteria
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075949
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Marine patrol vesselsRepair and maintenance services of ships
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b392 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jun 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published136 days ago
    11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST
  2. Tender notice published76 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST
  3. Next notice expected72 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by51 days ago
    4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline44 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published5 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST
  7. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  8. Contract startsin 15 days
    9 Nov 2026

Notice history

9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    11 Jun 2026, 19:18 BST
    UK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 15:28 BST
    UK3
  3. Tender notice published
    10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value updated to £100,000
    10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST
    was £105,000
  5. Status changed to active
    10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST
  6. Deadline moved to 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    10 Aug 2026, 17:48 BST
    +0 days · was 11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 10:24 BST
    UK4
  8. Contract details notice published
    20 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST
    UK7
  9. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-07: 1 release · 14 Jul 2026
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 11 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £106,1511 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Southampton Marine Services£106,151 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender