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Transparency notice for Maintenance for Sea Eagle Camera System

Home Office

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

27 Aug 2026 at 15:26

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

26 Aug 2026 at 16:42

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Planning

14 Jul 2026 at 15:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured maintenance services for the Sea Eagle Camera System, covering security cameras associated with marine patrol vessels and vessel repair. The requirement is for maintaining and repairing the equipment so that the camera system remains operational. The work is delivered across the United Kingdom. This is a central government requirement involving specialist maritime equipment and integrated surveillance technology. It is relevant to original equipment manufacturers and businesses with expertise in maintaining, diagnosing and repairing security camera systems used on marine patrol vessels, particularly where the equipment is proprietary or technically complex.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a direct award. The Home Office selected CHESS DYNAMICS LTD as the supplier on 24 August 2026. The award value is £250,000 excluding VAT, or £300,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2031. The buyer’s stated rationale was that the supplier is the original equipment manufacturer with the sole right to inspect and repair the equipment; using another contractor would require replacing the entire system. The direct award was justified by exclusive rights and technical reasons. The requirement was above the relevant procurement threshold, and the completed procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement demonstrates sustained Home Office demand for specialist maintenance of a marine security camera system over a multi-year period. A credible future supplier would need original equipment manufacturer status or demonstrable authorised access to the system, together with the technical capability to inspect, diagnose, repair and maintain proprietary security cameras. Relevant experience should include equipment installed on marine patrol vessels, vessel-based electrical or electronic systems, and integrated surveillance technology. Suppliers would also need sufficient engineering capacity to support a national requirement and maintain system reliability throughout service delivery. Businesses unable to access the manufacturer’s technical rights or replace the complete system would be poorly placed for this specific requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transparency notice for Maintenance for Sea Eagle Camera System

Notice Description

This is a transparency notice for the awarding of a Maintenance contract for the Sea Eagle Camera System. This has been direct awarded to the OEM

Planning Information

The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage. 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/ As part of our market engagement to understand available solutions and supplier capabilities for engine mounts, please respond to the questions in PQQ_845, which is available on Jaggaer. If you have any difficulties accessing this, contact: MaritimeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk Response Deadline: Please respond to this request by 12:00 on Wednesday 22nd July 2026 BST, either by completing and submitting the response form via secure message or via the response form on our Jaggaer portal microsite.

Procurement Information

This is being awarded to the OEM who have single right to look and repair the equipment. Any other contractor would require the entire equipment system be replaced.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb0c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081874-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

34511100 - Marine patrol vessels

35125300 - Security cameras

50241100 - Vessel repair services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CHESS DYNAMICS LIMITED

Further Information

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