Official UK procurement notice
Planned vessel maintenance - HMC Valiant 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 10th November 2025 and 3rd December 2025.
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 from early-September 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, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£98,000
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: Most Economically Advantageous
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
- 30 Jul 2025, 07:53 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2025, 11:57 BST
- Authority reference
project_19379- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052266- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056886Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The Buyer is using Jaggaer for this procurement which means the Tender is available only in electronic form. homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗
Timeline
30 Jul 2025 → 10 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published30 Jul 2025, 07:53 BST
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 09:21 BST
- Next notice expected29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published372 days ago21 Oct 2025, 11:57 BST
- Contract starts352 days ago10 Nov 2025
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Planned procurement notice published30 Jul 2025, 07:53 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 09:21 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Aug 2025, 09:21 BST
- Contract details notice published21 Oct 2025, 11:57 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2025, 11:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southamption Marine Services LtdSME | £115,119 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Southamption Marine Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2025
- Value
- £115,119
- Period
- 10 Nov 2025 – 3 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Southamption Marine Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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