Award

NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Services 2023-2025

  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011022

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03bf55

Published 18 April 2023, 7:58am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Southampton

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Maritime Safety and Standards. HM Coastguard.


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Services 2023-2025

Reference number

TCA 3/7/1365

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

2 Year contract for the managed service of NAVTEX, including Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX Cloud, to the incumbent supplier of these services for 24 months. The MCA is preparing to go out to open tender for a new system and managed service, the roll out for which is forecast to take 18-24 months.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £356,664

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

2 Year contract for the managed service of NAVTEX, including Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX Cloud, to the incumbent supplier of these services for 24 months. The MCA is preparing to go out to open tender for a new system and managed service, the roll out for which is forecast to take 18-24 months.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

A programme for a replacement system, to be openly tendered in 2023, requires 18-24 months for procurement and implementation. Implementation will include the roll out of new hardware and training of operational coastguard (circa 350). The IPR of the existing system is owned by ICS.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

TCA 3/7/1365

Title

NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Services 2023-2025

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITED

Unit V Rudford Industrial Estate, Ford Road

Arundel

BN18 0BF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £356,664

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road

Southampton

SO15 1EG

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency