--- title: "project_774: HMC Vigilant - Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a093df34-e284-4a31-8840-8fae53b74d0b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a093df34-e284-4a31-8840-8fae53b74d0b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a093df34-e284-4a31-8840-8fae53b74d0b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a093df34-e284-4a31-8840-8fae53b74d0b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2024-01-16" --- # project_774: HMC Vigilant - Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a093df34-e284-4a31-8840-8fae53b74d0b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a093df34-e284-4a31-8840-8fae53b74d0b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a093df34-e284-4a31-8840-8fae53b74d0b.json) ## Summary The Home Office is seeking suppliers for the project "HMC Vigilant - Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification." The procurement involves maintenance works for a Cutter vessel operating on the East and South coast of England from The Wash to Plymouth. Suppliers must submit bids through the Bidding Tool by 16 January 2024, with contract evaluations and the award expected by late January. The contract will start on 19 February 2024 and end on 22 March 2024. This tender offers business growth opportunities for suppliers capable of providing maintenance and safety equipment recertification services for marine vessels. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the services sector are well-suited to participate in this competitive quotation procurement process, which requires compliance with the specified requirements and deadlines outlined by the Home Office. ## 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. Additional information: ****UPDATE*** Due to an unforeseen system error the closing date has been extended to 17:00 Friday 19th January 2024. Please see available project attachments. Please email MaritimeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk if you cannot see the attachements. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf97262f-073e-471b-8817-0c109ece674b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 19 Jan 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 19 Feb 2024 - 22 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £138,760 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ### Codes - 34500000 - Ships and boats - 34511100 - Marine patrol vessels ## Release History - 16 Jan 2024 at 16:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf97262f-073e-471b-8817-0c109ece674b - 20 Dec 2023 at 12:28 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf97262f-073e-471b-8817-0c109ece674b - 20 Dec 2023 at 12:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf97262f-073e-471b-8817-0c109ece674b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf97262f-073e-471b-8817-0c109ece674b 16th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d9295421-36b3-4882-91e4-618aebb07f13 Bidding Tool - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/260470e7-d5ff-47ef-a023-e9f9da5df3ec Specification of Requirements - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ccad5197-118b-468e-861b-fc5171bb7d72 Technical Responses ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-short-form-contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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