Charter of Vessels to Support Search , Rescue and Recovery activities

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£30,234,317published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Aeolian Offshore Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Search, Rescue and Recovery activity. This contract has been awarded for an initial term of one (1) year, with option to extend for two additional years (1 + 1). The total contract value is £30.2m across the 3 year term (1 + 1 +1)

CPV: Marine patrol vessels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision Search and Rescue vessels to support Border Security Command operationsAwarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038836
Classification (CPV): Marine patrol vessels
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068d49 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A further competition was run via the MoD DE&S (Defence Equipment and Support) framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,234,3171 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aeolian Offshore LimitedSME	£30,234,317 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Charter of Vessels to support Search, Rescue and Recovery activities · Aeolian Offshore LimitedSME
Signed
23 Mar 2026
Value
£30,234,317
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 2 Marsham Street, London, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Aeolian Offshore LimitedAwarded supplier Cowes, UK, PO31 8PD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.