Estimated Value
Up to £50,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
6 January 2026
Type
Not specified
Full Description
To engage an organisation to provide Life Saving appliances for in water and mass casualty rescue of migrants crossing the Dover straits in small boats.
The Home Office (HO) is responsible for securing UK borders and ensuring that all migrants attempting to enter the UK by small boats are safely and swiftly intercepted. The Home Office currently operates a fleet of dedicated charter rescue vessels in the English Channel, working in cooperation with HM Coastguard to undertake SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) rescue operations.
The rescue vessels carry a variety of additional lifesaving appliances dedicated to the rescue mission that can be rapidly deployed to aid those in the water.
The Home Office wants to understand what/which suppliers can provide the appliances listed below.
1-PERSON (SINGLE) AUTO-INFLATE HORSESHOE SAR RESCUE APPLIANCE
The appliance should be specifically designed for use in search and rescue (SAR) situations at sea or in any waterway, allowing increased accuracy by an under or over arm throw. The SAR horseshoe should offer a more ergonomic and streamline design for improved deployment to provide buoyancy to a Man Over Board (MOB) casualty and must include as a minimum:
- Automatic inflation
- Retro-reflective tape
- Compact to store in a soft case,
- Quick & easy to deploy
- Lightweight
- Oral tube for top up
- Automatic light
20+ PERSON AUTO-INFLATE SAR RESCUE COLLARS (“DONUT SHAPED”)
- Specifically designed for mass casualty in-water events
- Automatic inflation
- Retro-reflective tape
- Quick and easy to deploy
- Automatic light
- Stored in a soft case
EMERGENCY WATER-ACTIVATED STROBE LIGHTING
- Lighting units specifically designed to be added to horseshoe rescue appliances and rescue collars (including spare units for servicing).
- Manual and automatic water activation by integral sensor points
- Ultra bright powerful white flashing LED dome light (minimum 2.5cd and duration of 40hours light)
- Fixing clip for easy attachment
- Tamper proof
GRAB BAG DRYBAGS (50L) FOR ONBOARD STORAGE
- Provision of various size dry bags to store additional life saving appliances for easy deployment during incidents.
The collar and horseshoe appliances should have the ability to be re-used following their deployment, once serviced and re-packed by a trained shore-based technician.
Contract dates stated below are entered are solely for example and to enable completion of notice.
Requirements
The appliance should be specifically designed for use in search and rescue (SAR) situations at sea or in any waterway, allowing increased accuracy by an under or over arm throw. The SAR horseshoe should offer a more ergonomic and streamline design for improved deployment to provide buoyancy to a Man Over Board (MOB) casualty and must include as a minimum:
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
6 contracts wonlatest 15 Apr 2026£454,633
total awarded
- 2
Deloitte LLP
5 contracts wonlatest 7 Oct 2026ends 27 May 2030£382m
total awarded
- 3
The Police Treatment Centres
£994,000
total awarded
- 4
Kainos Software Limited
4 contracts wonlatest 7 Aug 2026ends 1 Sept 2030£308m
total awarded
- 5
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
3 contracts wonlatest 29 Sept 2026ends 31 Aug 2026£174m
total awarded
SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Published
6 January 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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