How to win: Supply of Navigation Charts for Border Force Patrol Vessels (9 months)

About this contract

This is a Tender Notice for potential bidders, offering the opportunity to bid for the supply of Paper and Digital Charts and Nautical Publications for Border Force Maritime's Patrol Vessels, for 6 months with the opportunity to extend this contract for a further 3 months from 1st November 2026. The Buyer is using Jaggaer for this procurement which means the Tender is available only in electronic form. https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ The Invitation to Tender (ITT) can be viewed from the login page by anyone. However, you need to register and login to express interest and participate in the ITT. Bidders are required to complete the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes. To Prepare and Submit an ITT Response Supplier responses can be configured within JAGGAER ONE, to do so: - Navigate to Sourcing > ITT. Select from the sub-menu items: - ITTs Open to All Suppliers For more guidance, please see the attached document Project_19543 Instructions to Bidders.

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 £60,000, 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 16 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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