Life Raft Product Trial and Purchase

Following an earlier approach to market Border Force have identified an urgent need for a craft which is capable of:

• Securing a disabled small inflatable or other boat to be safely stabilised and allow the occupants to be safely transferred to another vessel. • Stabilising the disabled craft sufficiently to allow it to be towed by a 7 metre RHIB, or other vessel, to another location or place of safety. • Being carried by and deployed from a 7 metre RHIB while in open water.

The successful bidder will be required to mobilise resources immediately and deliver a working model for trial by 24th July 2020 and, if successful, be capable of delivering a product into service by 31st July 2020.

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 (C19176 - Life Raft - T&C's) on which the contract will be awarded.

Expressions of interest should be submitted by e-mail to Adam Jones, Home Office Commercial (adam.jones43@homeoffice.gov.uk) no later than 17:00hrs BST, Tuesday 21st July 2020.