Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement for CPV Engine Mounts
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBorder Force Maritime Directorate have a requirement for the supply of 24 x Marine Engine Anti-Vibration Mounts (AVR) to replace the existing engine mounts on the fleet of Coast Patrol Vessels.
The Buyer has a requirement to purchase replacement 24 x Antivibration Mounts ( AVR ) suitable for marine propulsion engines of over 1,000 SHP.
The existing mounts are Christie Grey MPM/1-BLACK MOUNT TAPPED M24, The buyer requires the same or similar specification compliant with the following AVR design considerations.
A. Ability to share a 2 .5 tonne engine on 4 corner AVR mounts at each corner
B. Have two fixing holes of 18mm dia, suitable for 16m tapped fixing bolts
C. Have a top threaded fixing M24 x 32mm deep
D. Have an overhaul free load height of 127mm
E. Suitable for continuous operation
F. Provide a 10-year working life
G. Have the ability to withstand roll over emersion of the vessel, retaining integrity of the engine mounts
H. Have a NBR shore harness of 60
I. Include reference points for measurement of the engine mounts in service performance
J. Painted to specification DS056
K. The AVR design Must be able to be installed onto the existing vessel engine bearers, with 2 x M16 base fixings drilled 18mm.
CPV: Marine patrol vessels · Outboard motors for marine propulsion · Reconditioning services of ships or boats · Vessel repair services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 10:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 11:43 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001780- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e237Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 9 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published344 days ago17 Nov 2025, 10:33 GMT
- Market engagement332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
The Buyer has a requirement to purchase replacement 24 x Antivibration Mounts ( AVR ) suitable for marine propulsion engines of over 1,000 SHP.
The existing mounts are Christie Grey MPM/1-BLACK MOUNT TAPPED M24, The buyer requires the same or similar specification compliant with the following AVR design considerations:
Design Requirements:
A. Ability to share a 2 .5 tonne engine on 4 corner AVR mounts at each corner
B. Have two fixing holes of 18mm dia, suitable for 16m tapped fixing bolts
C. Have a top threaded fixing M24 x 32mm deep
D. Have an overhaul free load height of 127mm
E. Suitable for continuous operation
F. Provide a 10-year working life
G. Have the ability to withstand roll over emersion of the vessel, retaining integrity of the engine mounts
H. Have a NBR shore harness of 60
I. Include reference points for measurement of the engine mounts in service performance
J. Painted to specification DS056
K. The AVR design Must be able to be installed onto the existing vessel engine bearers, with 2 x M16 base fixings drilled 18mm.
The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage.
Please note, the tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered:
As part of our market engagement to understand available solutions and supplier capabilities for engine mounts, please respond to the questions in PQQ_743, which is available on Jaggaer. If you have any difficulties accessing this, contact: MaritimeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Response Deadline:
Please respond to this request by 14:00 on Friday 28th November 2025 BST, either by completing and submitting the response form via secure message or via the response form on our Jaggaer portal microsite.
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published291 days ago9 Jan 2026, 11:43 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Nov 2025, 10:33 GMTUK2
- Contract details notice published9 Jan 2026, 11:43 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete9 Jan 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Jan 2026, 11:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christie & Grey LtdSME | £24,398 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Christie & Grey LtdSME
- Signed
- 6 Jan 2026
- Value
- £24,398
- Period
- 6 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Christie & Grey LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender