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title: "HMC Vigilant - Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)"
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# HMC Vigilant - Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6ef0f89f-e74f-4441-b2e5-51a0702c4315

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## Summary

The Home Office has awarded the contract for the maintenance and safety equipment recertification of the HMC Vigilant vessel to Southampton Marine Services Ltd. The contract, worth £137,753.25 GBP, covers services related to ships and marine patrol vessels in the East and South coast of England. The procurement process involved a tender stage with key deadlines including clarification submission by 12 January 2024 and bidding tool submission by 19 January 2024. The contract is set to start on 19 February 2024 and end on 22 March 2024.

Businesses in the marine services industry, especially those experienced in ship maintenance and safety equipment recertification, have the opportunity to compete for this contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this tender. This open procedure below threshold provides a chance for suppliers to demonstrate their capabilities by fully meeting the specified requirements outlined in the tender documentation. Interested suppliers can submit their bids by email to MaritimeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk before the deadline on 19 January 2024.

## Notice

Border Force (BF) operate a fleet of circa thirty (30) surface vessels including five (5) Cutters. One of these Cutters, HMC Vigilant (4207 Class), has a requirement for a period of Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) works. The full package of works required is detailed in the attached Specification of Requirements (SoR) (HMC Vigilant - MSER - SOR - v1.0) and Bidding Tool (BT) (HMC Vigilant - 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 Vigilant - MSER - Bidding Tool - v1.0). The purpose of this notice is to make the SoR and BT available to, and invite, potential suppliers to confirm they can fully meet the requirements by providing a fully itemised bid for the complete and specified work package. Therefore, the following timeline for this contract only is as follows; 1. 1200hrs, 12 January 2024 - deadline for clarification submission to the Buyer. 2. 1700hrs, 19 January 2024 - deadline for submission of bidding tool and specified documents and acceptances. 3. w/c 22 January 2024 - evaluation/moderation. 4. (On or around) 25 January 2024 - contract award. 5. 19 February 2024 - Contract Start; and 6. 22 March 2024 - Contract End. The Buyer reserves the right to change or withdraw this opportunity, for any reason, at any point, prior to contract award. Bidders are invited to submit compliant bids by email to; MaritimeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk no later than 1700hrs, Friday 19 January 2024 quoting the procurement reference in the email subject line.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f6d38aa-3d2d-44e9-a13e-3df9340cb3ca |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 19 Feb 2024 - 22 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £138,760 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £137,753 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34500000 - Ships and boats
- 34511100 - Marine patrol vessels

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2024 at 13:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f6d38aa-3d2d-44e9-a13e-3df9340cb3ca

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f6d38aa-3d2d-44e9-a13e-3df9340cb3ca
  11th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7fde13e4-a635-4e3d-be8e-93218f10e258
  Vigilant signed contract continued
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b2baf5bf-feff-4abe-a229-05ed49bdef0f
  Signed Contract Redacted

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-short-form-contract

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