Tenders/Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers

Planned Procurement of Small Boats GPS Trackers

Home Office

Published: Oct 29, 2026

Updated: Oct 29, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a supplies contract in the general supplies and security and defense sectors, with a focus on Border Security and Security Services. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for the supply of goods in the general supplies sector. Supply contracts typically require bidders to demonstrate product compliance with technical specifications, delivery capacity, and relevant certifications. This is an advance notice — the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.

Description

This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply GPS tracking system for small boats for the home office. The buyer requires a tracking capability that enables the location of abandoned vessels to be monitored in near real time, allowing recovery activity to be coordinated efficiently and reducing the likelihood of duplicate responses to previously attended vessels. This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work. The solution shall support: • Real time monitoring of abandoned small boats. • Enhanced situational awareness across UK and neighbouring Search and Rescue Regions. • More efficient coordination of vessel recovery operations. • Reduction in repeated tasking of maritime and aviation assets to previously attended vessels. • Improved recovery times for abandoned vessels. • Improved availability of Search and Rescue resources for genuine distress incidents. • Support to intelligence gathering, maritime domain awareness and vessel drift analysis. • Reduction in operational costs arising from unnecessary deployments. • Improved information sharing between Border Security Command, HM Coastguard, RNLI and other approved maritime partners. The buyer is seeking a replacement and enhancement of the existing tracking capability, which has been successfully utilised operationally for the last four years and now requires renewal with current generation technology. The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expected to be late November 2026. The tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders will also need to be registered on the UK Government's Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service). This is known as GOV.UK One Login and can be accessed at https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on October 29, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 102924-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Home Office

Home Office has issued 602 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 20 currently open and 461 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Security, Defense & Justice, and Governance & Public Administration. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK Contracts Finder and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: October 29, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 102924-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Home Office in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Supplies contract in the General Supplies & Services sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.