Pipeline

UK Mission Control Centre and Antenna Service Cospas-Sarsat System Support

  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019601

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050e71

Published 8 May 2025, 10:15am



Scope

Reference

TCA 3/7/1484

Description

The UK is a signatory to the international Cospas-Sarsat programme and provides a full ground segment and Mission Control Centre (MCC) capability through His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), monitoring for, processing and acting upon alerts received via satellites (Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary ) in orbit around the earth to trigger distress and/or safety response activity.

Total value (estimated)

  • £4,200,000 excluding VAT
  • £5,040,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 27 June 2033 to 26 June 2038
  • 5 years

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72253200 - Systems support services

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 December 2032


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

Region: UKJ32 - Southampton

Organisation type: Public authority - central government