HMC Vigilant Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)[E13]

From the notice

Border Force (BF) operate a fleet of circa thirty (30) surface vessels including five (5) Cutters. One of these Cutters, HMC Seeker (4207 Class), has a requirement for a period of Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) works. The full package of works required is detailed in the attached Specification of Requirements (SoR) (HMC Vigilant - MSER - SOR - V1) and Bidding Tool (BT) (HMC Vigilant - Bidding Tool - V1). 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). This package of works is to be undertaken in the following geographic area; 1. The East and South coast of England from The Wash to Plymouth. Bidders are required to submit their quotes utilising the Bidding Tool ( HMC Vigilant - MSER - Bidding Tool - V1) and completing the required Technical Responses (HMC Vigilant - MSER - Technical Responses) The purpose of this notice is to make the SoR and BT available to, and invite, potential suppliers to confirm they can fully meet the requirements by providing a fully itemised bid for the complete and specified work package. Therefore, the following timeline for this contract only is as follows; 1. 1700hrs, 27 December 2024 - deadline for clarification submission to the Buyer. 2. 1700hrs, 8 January 2025- deadline for submission of bidding tool and specified documents and acceptances. 3. w/c 20 January 2025 - contract award. 5. 10 February 2025 - Contract Start; and 6. 28 February 2025 - Contract End. The B…[E5]

• ConditionDelivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.[E6]
• ConditionDelivery location: South East, United Kingdom.[E8]
• ConditionDelivery location: South West, United Kingdom.[E7]
• The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

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1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

   The deadline (2025-01-08T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.

   Source document e9f15685-0b26-40ac-a611-ee7819752653-809924

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1. E1

   The buyer is Home Office.

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2. E2

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

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3. E3

   Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

   “England”

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4. E4

   Tenders must be submitted by 8 Jan 2025, 17:00 UTC.

   “2025-01-08T17:00:00Z”

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5. E5

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “Border Force (BF) operate a fleet of circa thirty (30) surface vessels including five (5) Cutters. One of these Cutters, HMC Seeker (4207 Class), has a requirement for a period of Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) works. The full package of works required i…”

   Document e9f15685-0b26-40ac-a611-ee7819752653-809924, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

6. E6

   Delivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.

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7. E7

   Delivery location: South West, United Kingdom.

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8. E8

   Delivery location: South East, United Kingdom.

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9. E9

   This notice changes or updates a call for competition.

   “tenderAmendment”

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10. E10

    The procedure is: Competitive quotation (below threshold).

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11. E11

    The notice was published on 6 Dec 2024.

    “2024-12-06T12:40:32Z”

    Document e9f15685-0b26-40ac-a611-ee7819752653-809924, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

12. E12

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

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13. E13

    The notice is titled "HMC Vigilant Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)".

    Document e9f15685-0b26-40ac-a611-ee7819752653-809924, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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