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title: "Fast Boats and Road Transport"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f1a7"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Home Office"
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# Fast Boats and Road Transport

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1a7

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## Summary

The Home Office, through Border Security Command, is planning to procure two large fast boats together with road transport capable of launching and recovering them. The boats are required to have cabins and certification to MCA Area Category 2, indicating a need for vessels suitable for specified maritime operating conditions. The associated transport comprises road tractor units and trailers for moving, launching and recovering the boats. The procurement is for goods, with delivery in the United Kingdom. The requirement is intended to support Border Security Command operations and combines marine patrol vessels with the specialist land transport needed to deploy them. The detailed specification will be developed through further market engagement before the tender stage, so the technical scope may be refined in response to supplier feedback.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Home Office has stated its intention to procure but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an open tender procedure, with the future tender planned for 4 January 2027. The indicative contract period is 28 May to 31 July 2027. The estimated value is £1,200,000 excluding VAT, or £1,440,000 including VAT. The requirement is arranged as one lot. The current market engagement seeks supplier feedback on achievable requirements, delivery approaches, technical constraints, resource limitations, commercial challenges, innovation, efficiency, cost reduction, vessel performance and compliance. Suppliers are asked to complete the engagement questionnaire by 12:00 on 17 September 2026; these responses will inform the procurement strategy and specification. The requirement may change following engagement, including its dates.

The planned requirement should suit suppliers that can provide or integrate large fast boats with specialist road transport, including tractor units, trailers and equipment for launching and recovery. Relevant businesses are likely to include marine patrol or fast-vessel manufacturers, boatbuilders, maritime systems integrators, specialist transport providers and firms able to deliver a combined vessel-and-logistics solution. Capability in designing, building, supplying or supporting cabin-equipped vessels will be important, alongside the ability to secure and demonstrate MCA Area Category 2 certification. Suppliers should be prepared to explain how their solution performs in operational use, meets compliance requirements and addresses transport, recovery and resource constraints. The Home Office is actively seeking innovative approaches that could improve efficiency, reduce costs or enhance vessel performance, making early technical and commercial input useful before the tender is issued.

## Notice

The Border Security Command have a requirement for two large fast boats, complete with road transport with launching and recovery capability. The boats must have cabins and be certificated to MCA Area Category 2. The full requirement will be shared in a further market engagement ahead of the Tender stage. The details for the procurement are subject to change following feedback from this market engagement, including start and end dates. The Authority notes that the requirement is within the scope of consideration under PPN 025. An assessment of the applicability and implications of PPN 025 is currently ongoing, and the Authority will take the outcome of that assessment into account as part of this procurement process. 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/

### Planning Information

The purpose of this initial market engagement is to gather supplier insight and feedback through a structured questionnaire that also outlines the high-level requirements. This will help inform the development of the procurement strategy and Specification of Requirements.
The engagement survey ( PQQ_869 - Fast Boats and Road Transport - on Jaggaer) focuses on the following objectives:
a) To assess the extent to which the high-level requirements are achievable within current market capabilities across the UK.
b) To gather information on different approaches to meeting the requirements and their potential benefits and drawbacks.
c) To identify potential technical constraints, resource limitations, and commercial challenges that may impact delivery.
d) To explore any innovative and novel solutions that could improve efficiency, reduce costs, or enhance vessel performance and compliance.
As part of our market engagement to understand available solutions and supplier capabilities please complete the Supplier Engagement Survey in PQQ_ 869 - Fast Boats and Road Transport - which is available on Jaggaer.
Please respond before 12:00 on 17th September 2026, by completing and submitting the questionnaire, either via Jaggaer secure message or via the response form on the Jaggaer portal.
The Authority notes that the requirement is within the scope of consideration under PPN 025. An assessment of the applicability and implications of PPN 025 is currently ongoing, and the Authority will take the outcome of that assessment into account as part of this procurement process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084429-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 May 2027 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Home Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34138000 - Road tractor units
- 34223300 - Trailers
- 34511100 - Marine patrol vessels

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 13:46 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084429-2026
- 3 Sep 2026 at 16:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083648-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084429-2026
  7th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083648-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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