Scope
Description
This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity for maintenance works to be completed by March 2026 on a Border Force Static Training Vessel (former yacht) berthed in Ramsgate.
The Opportunity to bid for this competition will be from September 2025 and is expected to include requirements to:
• Transportation - Collect the yacht from its berth in Ramsgate Harbour and move it to where the works are to be completed (this is unlikely to be in Ramsgate itself)
• Inspect, Prepare and Clean the yacht
• Paint the yacht hull below the waterline with primer and anti-fouling paint
• Supply and fit new Zinc Anodes
• Return the yacht back to its berth in Ramsgate Harbour
The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage when full needs for the vessel are known.
Please note, the tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered:
Total value (estimated)
- £35,000 excluding VAT
- £42,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 5 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 50241100 - Vessel repair services
- 34500000 - Ships and boats
- 34520000 - Boats
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
22 September 2025
Tender submission deadline
6 October 2025, 11:59pm
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
Home Office
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWGC-6513-PQLZ
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Email: name@homeoffice.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government