Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
E-mail: BFMaritimeProcurementTeam@homeoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
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 RHIBs to Support Small Boats Operations in the Dover Straits
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34511100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
A requirement for one (1) Owner to provide three (3) RHIBs for the purpose of supporting Border Security Command’s Search & Rescue Vessels.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 259 250.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A requirement for one (1) Owner to provide three (3) RHIBs for the purpose of supporting Border Security Command’s Search & Rescue Vessels.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ 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
Call off from a Framework Contract PCR2015
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 17067
Title: Charter of RHIBs to Support Small Boats Operations in the Dover Straits
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Boatserb Ltd
Ely
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 259 250.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2026