Who Won It

Contract award · 23 Mar 2026

Charter of Vessels to Support Search , Rescue and Recovery activities

Home Office awarded “Charter of Vessels to Support Search , Rescue…” to Aeolian Offshore Ltd for £30.2m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipment

BuyerHome Office
Value £30.2m
WinnerAeolian Offshore Ltd SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Home Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Aeolian Offshore Ltd SME
Value
£30,234,316.91
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Marine patrol vessels (CPV 34511100)
Official notice
038836-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date23 Mar 2026
  2. Published28 Apr 2026Published 36 days after the contract date

Description

The provision Search and Rescue vessels to support Border Security Command operations

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