Published date: 29 April 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 April 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Tactical command, control and communication systems - 35712000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£117,603 to £345,703

Procurement reference

tender_466495/1475684

Published date

29 April 2025

Closing date

25 April 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

14 May 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The current support service expires on 14th May 2025. As a key solution for HM Coastguard (HMCG), the existing Alerting and Tasking solution instantly notifies via SMS and email Coastguard Rescue Officers and Full-time Officers (FTO) about Coastguard incidents with informative messages direct from the operations room.

It is essential this service is maintained and that this renewal is agreed, in the meantime a new solution will be sought in line with the newly released MCA IT Strategy 2025-2028 and a new tender will be issued accordingly.

This is a call-off contract is from the RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions framework agreement.

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

25 April 2025

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

14 May 2028

Total value of contract

£345,703

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Softcat PLC

Address

Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 1LW

Reference

Companies House number: 02174990

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jonathan Nicklin

Address

Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk

Website

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