Pipeline

Antenna to Operator

  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019596

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050e6e

Published 8 May 2025, 10:09am



Scope

Reference

TCA 3/7/1773

Description

Next generation approach to an "Antenna to Operator" radio solution for His Majesty's Coastguard leveraging digital/software defined radio capability. This would replace our current architecture which includes the following capabilities :

Marine Band Very High Frequency (VHF) radio telephony and Digital Selective Calling (DSC).

Marine Band Medium & High Frequency (MF & HF) radio telephony.

Marine Band Medium Frequency Digital Selective Calling (DSC).

Radio Media Gateway interfaces.

Integrated Coastguard Communications System (ICCS), including peripherals such as busy lights, push-to-talk, and headsets.

Total value (estimated)

  • £7,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £8,400,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2027 to 11 April 2032
  • 5 years, 11 days

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 April 2026


Procedure

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold


Contracting authority

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCWN-9665-QVMZ

105 Commercial Road

Southampton

SO15 1EG

United Kingdom

Contact name: Richard Skeats

Email: Contracts@mcga.gov.uk

Website: http://www.gov.uk/mca

Region: UKJ32 - Southampton

Organisation type: Public authority - central government