Open tenders / Vehicles & fleet
Planned procurement · Notice 083648-2026
Fast Boats and Road Transport
- Value
- £1.2m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 28 May 2027 – 31 Jul 2027
In plain English
The Home Office's Border Security Command wants to buy two large fast boats with cabins, certified to MCA Area Category 2, along with road transport (tractor units and trailers) for launching and recovery. This is a preliminary market engagement ahead of a formal tender, so it's not yet open for bids; the contract period is currently set as 28 May 2027 to 31 July 2027 but may change.
Good fit for: Specialist marine vessel builders and suppliers of road transport/launch-and-recovery equipment, likely larger or niche marine engineering firms.
- Boats must be certified to MCA Area Category 2
- Details and timing may change after market engagement
- Bidders must register on the Home Office eSourcing Portal (Jaggaer)
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What the buyer says
The Border Security Command have a requirement for two large fast boats, complete with road transport with launching and recovery capability. The boats must have cabins and be certificated to MCA Area Category 2. The full requirement will be shared in a further market engagement ahead of the Tender stage. The details for the procurement are subject to change following feedback from this market engagement, including start and end dates. Please note, the tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
Procedure: not stated. Published 3 Sep 2026.
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