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title: "Hovercraft for Home Office International Operations"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0776f5"
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# Hovercraft for Home Office International Operations

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0776f5

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089384-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 26 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £82,000 |
| Lots value | £82,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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

- 34114000 - Specialist vehicles
- 34521200 - Customs patrol boats
- 34521300 - Police patrol boats

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 21:18 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089384-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089384-2026
  21st September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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