Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers[E14]
United KingdomWestminsterHome Office[E1]
- Deadline[E5]
- Buyer's deadline: 22 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC. UTC: 22 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC.
- Value[E15]
- GBP 23,000
- Procedure[E11]
- Below threshold - open competitionOne stage: bids go in by the deadline
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In plain English
- What they want
This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply GPS tracking system for small boats for the home office. The buyer requires a tracking capability that enables the location of abandoned vessels to be monitored in near real time, allowing recovery activity to be coordinated efficiently and reducing the likelihood of duplicate responses to previously attended vessels.
- Who can bid
- The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Risks and unknowns
- RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E10]
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- Published[E12]
- 29 Oct 2026
- Last checked
- 13 hours ago
About the requirement · From the notice
This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply GPS tracking system for small boats for the home office. The buyer requires a tracking capability that enables the location of abandoned vessels to be monitored in near real time, allowing recovery activity to be coordinated efficiently and reducing the likelihood of duplicate responses to previously attended vessels. This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work. The solution shall support: • Real time monitoring of abandoned small boats. • Enhanced situational awareness across UK and neighbouring Search and Rescue Regions. • More efficient coordination of vessel recovery operations. • Reduction in repeated tasking of maritime and aviation assets to previously attended vessels. • Improved recovery times for abandoned vessels. • Improved availability of Search and Rescue resources for genuine distress incidents. • Support to intelligence gathering, maritime domain awareness and vessel drift analysis. • Reduction in operational costs arising from unnecessary deployments. • Improved information sharing between Border Security Command, HM Coastguard, RNLI and other approved maritime partners. The buyer is seeking a replacement and enhancement of the existing tracking capability, which has been successfully utilised operationally for the last four years and now requires renewal with current generation technology. The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expected to be late November 2026. The tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office e…[E6]
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- Delivery location: UK, United Kingdom.[E7]
- The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E8]
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- E1
The buyer is Home Office.
Document 102924-2026, field /buyer/name, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under CPV 38112100 (Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)).
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
Lot 1 runs from 3 Feb 2027 to 2 Feb 2029.
“2027-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 to 2029-02-02T23:59:59+00:00”
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 102924-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
Tenders must be submitted by 22 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC.
“2026-12-22T23:59:00+00:00”
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply GPS tracking system for small boats for the home office. The buyer requires a tracking capability that enables the location of abandoned vessels to be monitored in near real time, allowing recovery activity to be…”
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/description, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
Delivery location: UK, United Kingdom.
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
Clarification questions close at 16 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC.
“2026-12-16T23:59:00+00:00”
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 102924-2026, field /tag, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
The procedure is: Below threshold - open competition.
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E12
The notice was published on 29 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-29T20:57:44Z”
Document 102924-2026, field /date, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E13
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planned.
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/status, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E14
The notice is titled "Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers".
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/title, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E15
The stated value is GBP 23,000 excluding VAT.
“23000 GBP”
Document 102924-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 102924-2026