Home Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:27.
Opportunity overview
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/
Classification
CPV34138000 — Road tractor units
CPV34223300 — Trailers
CPV34511100 — Marine patrol vessels
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
We wish to inform interested parties that we will be publishing the draft Specifications for the Fast Boats and Road Transport.
These are being shared for review and comment only and are intended to give early visibility of the technical and operational requirements ahead of the formal ITT release.
Suppliers are invited to review the document and provide any feedback, observations, or clarification questions as part of this informal engagement stage. This will support us in ensuring the final ITT documentation is clear, robust, and accurately reflects the scope of the requirement.
Please note that all interested bidders must be registered on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) in order to access participate in the formal ITT process.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html
As part of our market engagement please complete the Supplier Engagement questionnaire in PQQ_903 - Fast Boats and Road Trailers Market Engagement - Draft Requirements - which is available on Jaggaer.
Please respond before 12:00 on 28th 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.
Please note that this is not the official ITT, and no bidding or formal submissions are required at this stage. The full ITT pack will be issued in due course via the standard procurement route.
Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
098438-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
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083648-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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084429-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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098438-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement for two large fast boats with cabins, plus road transport capable of launching and recovering the boats. The boats must be certificated to MCA Area Category 2. A later tender is planned; this is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of fast marine patrol vessels and compatible road transport/trailer solutions. Final scope and procurement details remain subject to market-engagement feedback.
Key points identified
BoatsTwo large fast boatsEvidence: “a requirement for two large fast boats”
CabinsBoats must have cabinsEvidence: “The boats must have cabins”
Road transportRoad transport with launching and recovery capabilityEvidence: “complete with road transport with launching and recovery capability”
95% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Early-stage market engagement for two large fast boats with cabins, plus road transport capable of launching and recovering the boats. The boats must be certificated to MCA Area Category 2. A later tender is planned; this is not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of fast marine patrol vessels and compatible road transport/trailer solutions. Final scope and procurement details remain subject to market-engagement feedback.
Key deliverables
Two large fast boats with cabins
Road transport with launching and recovery capability
MCA Area Category 2 certificated boats
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
MCA Area Category 2
99% confidence
Mandatory · Overall requirement
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“The boats must have cabins and be certificated to MCA Area Category 2.”
Boats
99% confidence
Two large fast boats
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“a requirement for two large fast boats”
Cabins
99% confidence
Boats must have cabins
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“The boats must have cabins”
Road transport
99% confidence
Road transport with launching and recovery capability
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“complete with road transport with launching and recovery capability”
Certification
99% confidence
MCA Area Category 2
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“The boats must... be certificated to MCA Area Category 2.”
Portal registration
94% confidence
Registration on the Home Office eSourcing Portal is stated for bidders when the tender opportunity is issued
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“the tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered”
Other supplier eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown
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No further eligibility requirements are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Stated value maximum
93% confidence
£1,200,000
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Source field value_max: 1200000 GBP.
Value basis and minimum value
98% confidence
Unknown
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No value basis or minimum value is supplied.
Commercial terms
98% confidence
Unknown
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No commercial terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery scope
99% confidence
Fast boats and associated road transport capable of launching and recovery
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“two large fast boats, complete with road transport with launching and recovery capability”
Delivery location
99% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied location is labelled “Buyer location”, not a delivery location.
Delivery dates
99% confidence
Unknown
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No contract start or end dates are supplied; the Authority states dates are subject to change.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Upcoming preliminary market engagement / planning stage; no tender is currently open
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Display status: upcoming; stage: planning; notice type: “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender route
98% confidence
Tender opportunity is planned to be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal
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“the tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal”
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown
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Procurement method fields are null.
Scope change
99% confidence
Scope and dates are subject to change following market-engagement feedback
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“The details for the procurement are subject to change following feedback from this market engagement, including start and end dates.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
The full requirement has not yet been shared and may change after market engagement.
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“The full requirement will be shared in a further market engagement ahead of the Tender stage” and “details... are subject to change”.
Tender timing and submission risk
99% confidence
Tender dates, submission deadline, procurement method and final submission requirements are unknown.
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Relevant source fields are null and the notice states dates may change.
PPN 025 applicability
97% confidence
The Authority is assessing applicability and implications of PPN 025; the outcome may affect the procurement.
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“An assessment of the applicability and implications of PPN 025 is currently ongoing.”
Lot detail limitation
99% confidence
A planning lot is present but has no title, description, value or deadline; no separate lot scope can be identified.
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Lot 1 fields are null except status: planning.
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