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Published 1 Oct 2025, 16:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

project_19630 - HMC Vigilant 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. VAT36% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026awarded 27 Jan 2026
Awarded to Southampton Marine Services
Contract term 1 moends 4 Mar 2026 · starts 9 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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:

homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗

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 Feb 2026 – 4 Mar 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

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)
Marine patrol vesselsRepair and maintenance services of ships
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a628 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
5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Supplier responses can be configured within JAGGAER ONE, to do so:

Navigate to Sourcing > ITT.

homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

1 Oct 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published390 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 16:01 BST
  2. Tender notice published333 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
  3. Next notice expected332 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by311 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline294 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  6. Latest notice published272 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
  7. Contract starts260 days ago
    9 Feb 2026

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 16:01 BST
    UK3
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
    28 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
    +0 days · was 5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract details notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
    UK7
  6. Status changed to complete
    27 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £135,9481 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Southampton Marine Services£135,948 †—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 (4)

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
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender