# Life Raft Product Trial and Purchase

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Home Office](/buyers/home-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: MARINE SPECIALISED TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Award value: £79,403
- Award date: 26 August 2020
- Published: 26 August 2020
- Contract start: 31 August 2020
- Contract end: 23 October 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: fd82f632-3cc8-4af8-bb7d-ab2aa8de3c12-377863
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fdc013ba-9a16-404d-95d2-b9609d3ef2b2

## Description

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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd82f632-3cc8-4af8-bb7d-ab2aa8de3c12-377863)