How to win: Hovercraft for Home Office International Operations

A goods contract from Home Office, worth £82,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Home Office

Value

£82,000

Closing date

5 October 2026

About this contract

The Buyer wishes to appoint a supplier to provide the supply of a search and rescue hovercraft, dedicated transport trailer, training, recommended spares package, warranty and after-sales technical support for deployment in Tunisia

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Home Office scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £82,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 5 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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