Contract award · 13 Mar 2025

HMC Valiant MCA Intermediate Docking including out of water inspection

Home Office awarded “HMC Valiant MCA Intermediate Docking including…” to Southampton Marine Services Ltd for £124k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentLondon

BuyerHome Office
Value £124k

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Home Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£123,634.10
Procedure
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Ships and boats (CPV 34500000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Mar 2025
  2. Published25 Mar 2025Published 12 days after the contract date

Description

Border Force (BF) operate a fleet of circa thirty (30) surface vessels including five (5) Cutters. One of these Cutters, HMC Valiant (4207 Class), has a requirement for a period of Planned Maintenance and Out of Water Interim MCA Load Line Survey and Outer Bottom Inspection. The full package of works required is detailed in the attached Specification of Requirements (SoR) (HMC Valiant - Intermediate Docking - SOR - v1.0) and Bidding Tool (BT) (HMC Valiant - Biding Tool - v1.0). 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 Valiant - Intermediate Docking - Bidding Tool - v1.0). The purpose of this notice is to make the SoR and BT available t…

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