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UK Border Force: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK shipyards will be (a) invited and (b) supported to tender for the Border Force’s new patrol vessel programme.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK shipyards will be (a) invited and (b) supported to tender for the Border Force’s new patrol vessel programme.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We are engaging with the market on the basis of a UK-led build, using the Defence and Security provisions within the Procurement Act 2023. This approach is consistent with the government's commitment to back British businesses and a sustainable and succes...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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