CPV Nimrod - Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification

Border Force (BF) is a Directorate of the Home Office and operates a fleet of six (6) Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPV). All CPVs are equipped and certified to Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) MGN 280 Workboat Code of Practice, (HSVC) Category 2, for service in waters up to 60 nautical miles from a safe-haven.

The full package of works required is detailed in the attached Statement of Requirements (C22126 - CPV Nimrod - MSER - SOR - v1.0).

This package is to be undertaken in the following geographic areas;

1. UK - between Lands' End and Great Yarmouth.

The purpose of this notice is to make the SoR available to, and invite, potential suppliers to confirm they can fully meet the requirements by providing a quotation for the complete and specified work package.

Key timings;

1. 1200hrs, 23 December 21 - deadline for clarification submission to the Authority; 2. 1700hrs, 13 January 22 - deadline for submission of bidding tool and specified documents and acceptances; 3. 24 January 22 - Contract Start; and 4. 07 February 22 - Contract End.

Those potential suppliers are invited to send an email to Ian McDermott, Home Office Commercial (ian.mcdermott@homeoffice.gov.uk), copying in Cory Bateman (cory.bateman@homeoffice.gov.uk), confirming their interest in this opportunity, providing a completed bidding tool, acceptance of Authority terms and conditions and official quote total on company headed paper.

The Authority reserves the right to withdraw or change this requirement during any stage of this process.

Additional information: ***Update 1*** 1337hrs, 06 January 22 - due to operational commitments, the completion date for this maintenance period must be NLT 07 February 2022.

Key timings;

Clarification deadline - 1200, 23 December 21 Opportunity deadline - 1700, 13 January 22 Contract start - 24 January 22 Contract complete - 7 February 22