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HMC Valiant - MCA Load Line docking and inspection

Issued by Home Office · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
21 Oct 2026
Closes
22 Jan 2027, 23:59 UTC
Value
GBP 140,000
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-06e09d
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply
Type
services

At a glance

Home Office in United Kingdom has published a request for information in manufacturing & supply: “HMC Valiant - MCA Load Line docking and inspection”. Submissions close on 22 January 2027, 92 days from today. The stated value is GBP 140,000. Quote reference ocds-h6vhtk-06e09d in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 21 notices from this buyer since 2026, 14 of them currently open. There are 87 open manufacturing & supply notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Details

This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to perform the MCA Load Line docking and equipment inspection on HMC Valiant. The Cutter docking activities will take place early 2027 for a maximum of 3 weeks. This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work. The requirement will include dry docking the vessel, inspecting the underwater hull preservation, hull valves, anodes, removal and inspection of the shaft line, rudders and stabilisers. Also including the inspection of internal tanks throughout the Cutter. The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expected to be inJanuary 2027. The regional location for this opportunity will be based on operational activity and confirmed when the Tender Opportunity is launched. 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

Context for bidders

We hold 21 notices from Home Office, going back to September 2026 — 14 of them still open. They buy mostly in Defence & Security, Financial & Professional Services and Education & Training. There are 87 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 92 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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