Find a TenderAdministrative changeContract change notice

Published 27 Feb 2025, 12:07 GMT

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

Project 18763 One Year Maintenance Solution for Border Force MST RHIBs

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£116,407≈ £116k / year · £139,688 inc. VAT19.3% above published estimate

Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 19 Aug 2025

Awarded to Balaena Ltd

Contract term 1 yrends 13 Jul 2026 · up to 15 Jan 2027 with extensions · starts 14 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Tender Notice for potential bidders offering the opportunity to bid for a One-Year Maintenance contract for the seven Border Force RHIBS.

The dates that the vessels will need to be maintained are 21 July 2025 to 20 July 2026.

The requirement will be:

Annex A - General Requirements of Work
Annex B – Quarterly Maintenance Tasks
Annex C – Annual Maintenance Tasks
Annex D – Annual Transportation of RHIBS to / from MSER work from ports in England and Wales
Annex E – Defect Repairs and Modifications at agree hourly rates at ports within England & Wales

The Buyer is using Jaggaer for this procurement which means the Tender is available only in electronic form. 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 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

For more guidance, please see the attached document Project_18763 Instructions to Bidders

The timeline for this ITT:

1200hrs, 18 June 2025 - deadline for clarification submission to the Buyer.
1700hrs, 27 June 2025 – bid deadline
From 2 July 2025 – evaluation/moderation.
(On or around) w/c 14 July 2025 – contract award.
21 July 2025 - Contract Start; and
20 July 2026 - Contract End.

CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment · Ships and boats

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£116,407

Contract period: 14 Jul 2025 – 13 Jul 2026 (1 yr) · up to 15 Jan 2027 with extensionsValue: £116,407 exc. VAT · £139,688 inc. VAT

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Additional work requested by buyer including unscheduled maintenance · At the buyer's discretion with a notice period

34500000 Ships and boats 50240000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

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

Lot awarding rule: Bidders’ quality scores will be combined with their pricing proposal to create a final score and ranking.

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: Administrative change
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: 27 Feb 2025, 12:07 GMT
Last source update: 25 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-028135
Latest notice: Contract change notice (UK10)
Classification (CPV): Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentShips and boats
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e854 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: 27 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The Buyer is using Jaggaer for this procurement which means the Tender is available only in electronic form. homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

27 Feb 2025 → 25 Jun 2026 · 7 dates

Planning notice published
27 Feb 2025, 12:07 GMT
Next notice expected
20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
28 May 2025, 14:23 BST
Clarification questions by
18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Contract starts
14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published123 days ago
25 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST

Notice history

13 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2025

Planned procurement notice published
27 Feb 2025, 12:07 GMT
UK3
Planned procurement notice published
1 May 2025, 16:37 BST
UK3
Planned procurement notice published
13 May 2025, 14:45 BST
UK3
Deadline moved to 11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
13 May 2025, 14:45 BST
+20 days · was 22 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
28 May 2025, 14:23 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
28 May 2025, 14:23 BST
Deadline moved to 27 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
28 May 2025, 14:23 BST
+16 days · was 11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract details notice published
19 Aug 2025, 16:24 BST
UK7
Status changed to complete
19 Aug 2025, 16:24 BST
Contract details notice published
21 May 2026, 11:04 BST
UK7
Contract change notice published
25 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST
UK10
Contract change notice published
25 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
UK10
Contract change proposed
1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Emergent work During the contract, at vessel annual maintenance periods, more work has been identified that will stop the vessel from delivering law enforcement capability and needs to be completed to maintain the vessels in a working / operational material condition.

Routine re-releases (8)

2025-08: 1 release · 19 Aug 2025
2025-05: 3 releases · 1 May 2025, 28 May 2025
2025-02: 1 release · 27 Feb 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £138,8371 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Balaena LtdSME	£138,837 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Balaena LtdSME
Signed
19 Aug 2025
Value
£138,837
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active
- Change proposed 1 Jul 2026 Emergent work During the contract, at vessel annual maintenance periods, more work has been identified that will stop the vessel from delivering law enforcement capability and needs to be completed to maintain the vessels in a working / operational material condition., new value £158,555
- Change proposed 1 Jul 2026 Extra work During the contract, defects (equipment breakages and physical damage) have occurred to the vessels which also stops them from delivering law enforcement capability. These then require repair to return the vessel back to working / operational material condition to deliver law enforcement capability., new value £192,620

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

2 commercial parties on the notice

Balaena LtdAwarded supplier Gaia Energy Centre, Delabole, South West, PL33 9DAContact email
Balaena LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBVR-7872-JHGX Gaia Energy Centre, Delabole, South West, PL33 9DAContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFInstructions to Bidders

Notices published for this procedure

Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 May 2026, 11:04 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 16:24 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 May 2025, 14:23 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender13 May 2025, 14:45 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender1 May 2025, 16:37 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender27 Feb 2025, 12:07 GMT