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title: "BSC Cutter Fleet Maintenance (1-Year)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07874c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Home Office"
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# BSC Cutter Fleet Maintenance (1-Year)

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07874c

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## Summary

The Home Office is planning a one-year maintenance contract for its Border Security Command cutter fleet. The work covers planned maintenance and docking, recertification, modifications and upgrades, plus repairs to defects or damage. The cutters are Damen 4207 vessels built to Lloyd’s Register 100A+ standards and hold MCA International Load Line certification. They operate in UK territorial waters, including Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and the work may be carried out anywhere across the UK. The wider Border Security Command fleet also includes coastal patrol vessels, rigid-hull inflatable boats and tactical watercraft, but the stated requirement is for cutter fleet maintenance. This is marine vessel repair and maintenance work (CPV 50241000).

The process is at planning: the Home Office has set out its intention to procure, but there is no invitation to tender at this stage. It is conducting preliminary market engagement through a supplier questionnaire to test the feasibility of its high-level requirements, understand technical and commercial challenges, compare potential solutions and gauge supplier appetite. The buyer sought questionnaire responses by 12:00 on 23 October 2026. The planned contract is for 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2028, with a maximum possible end date of 30 April 2030; renewal is indicated. The estimated value is £3 million. The procurement strategy and specification are still being developed, and the buyer is assessing the possible application of PPN 025.

The requirement is likely to suit marine engineering, ship repair and maintenance businesses with the capacity to support operational patrol craft across the UK. Relevant capability includes scheduled maintenance and docking, certification support, vessel modifications and upgrades, and responsive defect or damage repairs. Suppliers able to advise on practical delivery, technical constraints, commercial risks and alternative or innovative solutions can contribute during market engagement and help shape the developing specification. Experience maintaining vessels to Lloyd’s Register standards or supporting MCA certification would be relevant to the fleet described, although the buyer has not stated these as supplier accreditation requirements. The buyer is seeking insight into the market’s ability to provide dependable logistical support for the cutters.

## Notice

Border Security Command operates a fleet of eleven sea going patrol craft operating in both UK National and International waters. This consists of five Cutters and six Coastal Patrol Vessels. Supported by a fleet of nine Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBS) and eight Tactical Watercraft (TWC). The RHIBS and TWCS are either carried on the cutters or trailer mounted for independent deployment. The Damen 4207 Cutters were built in accordance with Lloyds 100A+ and hold valid MCA International Load Line certification. Lloyds Register rules and regulations set the standards for design, construction and lifetime maintenance of the cutters, offshore units and land-based installations. The cutter fleet operate within UK territorial waters, including Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. The Cutters are in full operational use across the whole of the United Kingdom and as such require regular planned maintenance and docking periods including re-certification throughout the year, modifications, upgrades and unplanned defect / damage repairs. This work may take place across the whole of the United Kingdom. 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_901 - BSC Cutter Fleet Maintenance (1-Year) Market Engagement - on Jaggaer), focuses on the following objectives:
The objectives of this Questionnaire are:
1) To determine the extent to which our high-level requirements are feasible and identify potential technical or commercial challenges.
2) To determine the benefits and drawbacks of different solutions to the project requirements, particularly innovative and novel solutions. 
3) Determine the appetite of the market in this area to deliver the services required to achieve successful logistical support to the BSC Cutters through planned maintenance, defect rectification, modifications and stores supply. 
As part of our market engagement to understand available solutions and supplier capabilities please complete the Supplier Engagement Survey in pqq_901 - BSC Cutter Fleet Maintenance (1-Year) Market Engagement - which is available on Jaggaer.
Please respond before 12:00 on 23rd October 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/096899-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| 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
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 34511100 - Marine patrol vessels
- 50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 11:23 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096899-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096899-2026
  14th October 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

## Provenance

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