Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
UK
E-mail: BFProcurementMaritimeTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Charter of Vessels to Support Search , Rescue and Recovery activities
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34511100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Search, Rescue and Recovery activity. This contract has been awarded for an initial term of one (1) year, with option to extend for two additional years (1 + 1). The total contract value is £30.2m across the 3 year term (1 + 1 +1)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
34 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision Search and Rescue vessels to support Border Security Command operations
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Socal Vaue
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
A further competition was run via the MoD DE&S (Defence Equipment and Support) framework
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Charter of Vessels to support Search, Rescue and Recovery activities
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aeolian Offshore Limited
Cowes
PO31 8PD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 30 234 316.91
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2026