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Hovercraft for Home Office International Operations

Home Office

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21 Sep 2026 at 21:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is seeking a supplier for a search and rescue hovercraft for its international operations in Tunisia. The requirement includes the hovercraft itself, a dedicated transport trailer, operator training, a recommended spares package, warranty cover and after-sales technical support. This is a goods procurement for a specialist vehicle, with the hovercraft intended for deployment in Tunisia. The scope relates to patrol and specialist operational vessels, including customs and police patrol boat classifications. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide an integrated equipment and support package rather than only a standalone vehicle. The buyer is the Home Office, a UK central government department, and delivery and operational use are centred on Tunisia.

The process has reached tender: the Home Office invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. There is one lot, and responses are evaluated on technical criteria weighted at 60% and commercial criteria weighted at 40%. Questions could be submitted until 1 October 2026 at 23:59, and tenders were due by 5 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract period is 26 October 2026 to 26 February 2027. The estimated contract value is £82,000 including taxes. Electronic submission is allowed through the Home Office e-sourcing portal. Suppliers registering on that portal need a valid DUNS number for the organisation that would enter the contract. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This opportunity suits a specialist marine equipment or vehicle supplier able to deliver a search and rescue hovercraft together with its transport, training and through-life support requirements. The successful supplier will need to provide a recommended package of spare parts, warranty protection and after-sales technical assistance, so businesses with established service, maintenance and customer-support capability are well placed. The requirement also favours suppliers able to coordinate the complete delivery package and support deployment in Tunisia, rather than supplying equipment in isolation. Organisations with technical expertise in hovercraft or comparable specialist patrol and emergency-response vehicles may find the scope relevant. The procurement is explicitly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the tender requires electronic portal registration supported by a valid DUNS number.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hovercraft for Home Office International Operations

Notice Description

The Buyer wishes to appoint a supplier to provide the supply of a search and rescue hovercraft, dedicated transport trailer, training, recommended spares package, warranty and after-sales technical support for deployment in Tunisia

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089384-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34114000 - Specialist vehicles

34521200 - Customs patrol boats

34521300 - Police patrol boats

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£82,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£82,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
5 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 26 Feb 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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