Who Won It

Contract award · 31 Mar 2026

Charter of RHIBs to Support Small Boats Operations in the Dover Straits

Home Office awarded “Charter of RHIBs to Support Small Boats Operations in the Dover…” to Boatserb Ltd for £1.26m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentLondon

BuyerHome Office
Value £1.26m
WinnerBoatserb 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
Boatserb Ltd SME
Value
£1,259,250
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Marine patrol vessels (CPV 34511100)
Region
London
Official notice
039553-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date31 Mar 2026
  2. Published29 Apr 2026Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

A requirement for one (1) Owner to provide three (3) RHIBs for the purpose of supporting Border Security Command’s Search & Rescue Vessels.

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