--- title: "Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079423" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079423" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079423.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079423.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Home Office" published: "2026-10-29" --- # Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers Buyer: Home Office Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079423 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079423) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079423.json) ## Summary The Home Office plans to procure a GPS tracking system for small boats, replacing and enhancing the capability it has used operationally for the past four years. The system is intended to monitor abandoned vessels in near real time, helping coordinate recovery and avoid repeated tasking of maritime and aviation assets to boats already attended. It should also support situational awareness across UK and neighbouring search and rescue regions, vessel drift analysis and intelligence gathering, and improve information sharing between Border Security Command, HM Coastguard, the RNLI and other approved maritime partners. The wider purpose is to improve recovery and the availability of search and rescue resources for genuine distress incidents, while reducing unnecessary deployments and associated operational costs. The goods are GPS tracking equipment for delivery in the United Kingdom. This procurement is at the planning stage: the Home Office has stated its intention to buy, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to issue the full requirement through its eSourcing portal in late November 2026, with a further notice expected around 29 November 2026. The buyer describes an open competition below the relevant threshold. The planned contract period runs from 3 February 2027 to 2 February 2029. The estimated value is £23,000. The process is arranged as a single lot. The buyer expects enquiries to close on 16 December 2026 and bid submissions to close on 22 December 2026; these are indicative planning dates, not an invitation to respond now. Electronic submission is allowed. The published requirement identifies no evaluation criteria. The requirement is likely to suit suppliers able to provide or integrate current-generation GPS tracking technology for small vessels and support near-real-time location monitoring. Relevant capability includes handling vessel drift and location data, presenting information for operational situational awareness, and enabling information sharing with maritime and search and rescue partners. Suppliers with experience in systems used for maritime operations, vessel recovery coordination or intelligence gathering may be well placed to prepare, particularly if their products help reduce duplicate deployments and improve the use of response assets. The buyer is seeking a replacement and enhancement of an existing system that has been used operationally for four years, so a solution suited to established operational use is pertinent. The notice sets out no specific accreditation, technical standard, supplier capacity threshold or experience requirement; these may be detailed when the full requirement is issued. ## Notice This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply GPS tracking system for small boats for the home office. The buyer requires a tracking capability that enables the location of abandoned vessels to be monitored in near real time, allowing recovery activity to be coordinated efficiently and reducing the likelihood of duplicate responses to previously attended vessels. This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work. The solution shall support: * Real time monitoring of abandoned small boats. * Enhanced situational awareness across UK and neighbouring Search and Rescue Regions. * More efficient coordination of vessel recovery operations. * Reduction in repeated tasking of maritime and aviation assets to previously attended vessels. * Improved recovery times for abandoned vessels. * Improved availability of Search and Rescue resources for genuine distress incidents. * Support to intelligence gathering, maritime domain awareness and vessel drift analysis. * Reduction in operational costs arising from unnecessary deployments. * Improved information sharing between Border Security Command, HM Coastguard, RNLI and other approved maritime partners. The buyer is seeking a replacement and enhancement of the existing tracking capability, which has been successfully utilised operationally for the last four years and now requires renewal with current generation technology. The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expected to be late November 2026. 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/ Bidders will also need to be registered on the UK Government's Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service). This is known as GOV.UK One Login and can be accessed at https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102924-2026 | | Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Feb 2027 - 2 Feb 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £23,000 | | Lots value | £23,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent) ## Release History - 29 Oct 2026 at 20:57 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102924-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102924-2026 29th October 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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