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Published 8 Jul 2026, 23:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Three Year Service of Valise Liferafts

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£60,000≈ £45k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 22 Jul 2026
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 1 Dec 2027 · starts 31 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Servicing of Liferafts in accordance with ISO 9650. To be carried out in 6 sets as per service dates, up until November 2027.

Total number of Liferafts to be serviced over the Contract period

1 x 4 - Man Liferafts / Type Ocean ISO / Manufacturer: - Ocean Safety Regatta

50 x 6 - Man Liferafts / Type Ocean ISO / Manufacturer: - Ocean Safety Regatta

57 x 8 - Man Liferafts / Type Ocean ISO / Manufacturer: -Ocean Safety Regatta

5 x 6 - Man Liferafts / Type Ocean ISO / Manufacturer: -Ocean Safety Standard

4 x 8 - Man Liferafts / Type Ocean ISO / Manufacturer: -Ocean Safety Standard

4 x 10 – Man Liferafts / Manufacturer: - Ocean Safety Ocean

8 x 6 – Man Liferafts / Manufacturer: - Survitec Crewsaver

Collection and delivery is required to an address in Ramsgate. Full details are in the Tender Pack

CPV: Lifeboats · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 4 moPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 31 Jul 2026 – 1 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
34521400 Lifeboats50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine 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
Quality: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Questions including Social Value: 55%
  • Price: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Questions including Social Value
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

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
Closed
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
8 Jul 2026, 23:52 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2026, 15:48 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064430
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
LifeboatsRepair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c6e0 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
22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The Buyer wishes to run an Open process under the Procurement Act 2023 for servicing of liferafts

If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing portal, please do so at:

homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗

by following the link.

Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation that you are registering , which would be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the e-sourcing portal, please search for the following project information:-

project_20836 - Border Security Command - Three Year Service of Valise Liferafts

Timeline

8 Jul 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published110 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 23:52 BST
  2. Clarification questions by101 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline96 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts88 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 23:52 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2026, 15:48 BST
    UK4

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender