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Supply and Support of Electronic Chart data for Border Force Cutters[E16]

London, United KingdomHome Office[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
Border Force is a law enforcement arm of the Home Office and operates a fleet of five sea going Cutters operating in both UK National and International waters under the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) Load Line Regulations.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 10 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 10 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC.
Published 13 Feb 2025.
Value
GBP 120,000
Buyer
Home OfficeSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
10 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC
Value[E17]
GBP 120,000
Published[E14]
13 Feb 2025
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure (below threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
61 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Border Force is a law enforcement arm of the Home Office and operates a fleet of five sea going Cutters operating in both UK National and International waters under the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) Load Line Regulations. Provision of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) & Port Data is required to support safe navigation both within and outside the territorial waters of the UK, including to other EC countries, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. The Cutters currently operate a suite of Simrad Argus NSTR and Simrad PLECDIS. The requirement as described in the attached Statement of Requirement includes all supporting software, licences, software updates, access codes, encryption codes and encryption keys as applicable. This opportunity will be let using the UK Government Short Form Terms and Conditions for Goods and Services (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-short-form-contract). The purpose of this notice is to invite potential suppliers to confirm they can fully meet the requirements by providing a fully itemised bid. Bidders are required to submit their quotes and responses to questions utilising the templates provided in the Statement of Requirements attached below. These have also been provided separately in MS Word format. The following timeline for this contract only is as follows; 1. 1700hrs, 10th March 2025 - deadline for submission of bids. 2. w/c 10th March 2025 - evaluation of bids. 3. (On or around) 18th March 2025 - contract award. 4. 1st April 2025 - Contract Start; and 5. 29th June 2026 - Contract End. The Buyer r…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC

    The deadline (2025-03-10T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Home Office.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 34511100 (Marine patrol vessels).

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “England”

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 10 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC.

    “2025-03-10T17:00:00Z”

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Border Force is a law enforcement arm of the Home Office and operates a fleet of five sea going Cutters operating in both UK National and International waters under the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) Load Line Regulations. Provision of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) & Po…”

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This notice changes or updates a call for competition.

    “tenderAmendment”

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 13 Feb 2025.

    “2025-02-13T17:45:49Z”

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "Supply and Support of Electronic Chart data for Border Force Cutters".

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The stated value is GBP 120,000.

    “120000 GBP”

    Document 22a3dcff-d261-4fba-9279-cede4d65f03d-826323, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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