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Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers

Home Office

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Planning

29 Oct 2026 at 20:57

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office plans to procure a GPS tracking system for small boats, replacing and enhancing the capability it has used operationally for the past four years. The system is intended to monitor abandoned vessels in near real time, helping coordinate recovery and avoid repeated tasking of maritime and aviation assets to boats already attended. It should also support situational awareness across UK and neighbouring search and rescue regions, vessel drift analysis and intelligence gathering, and improve information sharing between Border Security Command, HM Coastguard, the RNLI and other approved maritime partners. The wider purpose is to improve recovery and the availability of search and rescue resources for genuine distress incidents, while reducing unnecessary deployments and associated operational costs. The goods are GPS tracking equipment for delivery in the United Kingdom.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Home Office has stated its intention to buy, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to issue the full requirement through its eSourcing portal in late November 2026, with a further notice expected around 29 November 2026. The buyer describes an open competition below the relevant threshold. The planned contract period runs from 3 February 2027 to 2 February 2029. The estimated value is £23,000. The process is arranged as a single lot. The buyer expects enquiries to close on 16 December 2026 and bid submissions to close on 22 December 2026; these are indicative planning dates, not an invitation to respond now. Electronic submission is allowed. The published requirement identifies no evaluation criteria.

The requirement is likely to suit suppliers able to provide or integrate current-generation GPS tracking technology for small vessels and support near-real-time location monitoring. Relevant capability includes handling vessel drift and location data, presenting information for operational situational awareness, and enabling information sharing with maritime and search and rescue partners. Suppliers with experience in systems used for maritime operations, vessel recovery coordination or intelligence gathering may be well placed to prepare, particularly if their products help reduce duplicate deployments and improve the use of response assets. The buyer is seeking a replacement and enhancement of an existing system that has been used operationally for four years, so a solution suited to established operational use is pertinent. The notice sets out no specific accreditation, technical standard, supplier capacity threshold or experience requirement; these may be detailed when the full requirement is issued.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers

Notice Description

This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply GPS tracking system for small boats for the home office. The buyer requires a tracking capability that enables the location of abandoned vessels to be monitored in near real time, allowing recovery activity to be coordinated efficiently and reducing the likelihood of duplicate responses to previously attended vessels. This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work. The solution shall support: * Real time monitoring of abandoned small boats. * Enhanced situational awareness across UK and neighbouring Search and Rescue Regions. * More efficient coordination of vessel recovery operations. * Reduction in repeated tasking of maritime and aviation assets to previously attended vessels. * Improved recovery times for abandoned vessels. * Improved availability of Search and Rescue resources for genuine distress incidents. * Support to intelligence gathering, maritime domain awareness and vessel drift analysis. * Reduction in operational costs arising from unnecessary deployments. * Improved information sharing between Border Security Command, HM Coastguard, RNLI and other approved maritime partners. The buyer is seeking a replacement and enhancement of the existing tracking capability, which has been successfully utilised operationally for the last four years and now requires renewal with current generation technology. The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expected to be late November 2026. 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/ Bidders will also need to be registered on the UK Government's Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service). This is known as GOV.UK One Login and can be accessed at https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-079423
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102924-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£23,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£23,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Feb 2027 - 2 Feb 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
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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