# Vessel Arrest Entanglement Boom

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Home Office](/buyers/home-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: RGES International Ltd
- Award value: £12,395
- Award date: 2 July 2020
- Published: 2 July 2020
- Contract start: 6 July 2020
- Contract end: 20 July 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: f6cb9648-a27e-4032-81fb-f37974f88710-367954
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f61f723c-646d-436f-bd9b-bfbac4750216

## Description

An urgent requirement exists to work with Home Office Border Force \(BF\) to develop and supply a vessel arrest boom\. The purpose of this requirement is to provide a safe way of stopping a vessel without causing harm to the occupants\. The boom will be required to be deployed at speed at sea from either a RHIB, BF CPV or Cutter and will stop the target vessel by, for example, entangling a vessel's propellers causing them to come to a controlled stop\. The successful bidder will be required to mobilise resources immediately and deliver a product, ready for demonstration, within two weeks of contract award\. Along with the proposal, bidders should confirm their agreement to the following; • That the Authority retains the right to withdraw this requirement during any stage of this process; and • that the Supplier agrees to the Authority's Short Form T&C's \(C18993 - Vessel Arrest Boom - T&C's\) on which the contract will be awarded\. Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to Adam Jones, Home Office Commercial \(adam\.jones43@homeoffice\.gov\.uk no later than 17:00hrs BST, Monday 29th June 2020\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6cb9648-a27e-4032-81fb-f37974f88710-367954)