Official UK procurement notice
project_19630 - HMC Vigilant Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to perform Planned Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) for the Border Force Patrol Vessel HM Cutter Valiant. The work will be needed between 9th February and 4th March.
This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work.
The requirement will include the Inspection, Testing and Certification of Safety Equipment as well as general Vessel Maintenance Tasks. Modifications and Defect Rectification will also be required.
The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expected to be at the end of November 2025
The regional location for this opportunity will be based on operational activity and confirmed when the Tender Opportunity is launched.
The tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered:
CPV: Marine patrol vessels · Repair and maintenance services of ships
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£100,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Bidders' quality scores (Technical envelope, 25%) will be combined with their pricing proposal (Commercial envelope, 75%) 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
- 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
- 1 Oct 2025, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077926- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a628Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published390 days ago1 Oct 2025, 16:01 BST
- Tender notice published333 days ago28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
- Next notice expected332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline294 days ago5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Latest notice published272 days ago27 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Contract starts260 days ago9 Feb 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Planned procurement notice published1 Oct 2025, 16:01 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
- Deadline moved to 5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT+0 days · was 5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract details notice published27 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete27 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Marine Services | £135,948 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Southampton Marine Services
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2026
- Value
- £135,948
- Period
- 9 Feb 2026 – 4 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Southampton Marine Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Guidance to bidders on submission and evaluation of bids
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender