Published date: 9 March 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Air-rescue services - 60443000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£1,200,000,000 to £2,200,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_252348/931894
Published date
9 March 2021
Closing date
8 April 2021
Closing time
6pm
Contract start date
30 September 2022
Contract end date
31 December 2036
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The UK Second-Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) programme will procure a successor service to both the UK Search and Rescue - Helicopters (UKSARH) and Aerial Surveillance and Verification (ASV) contracts when they expire between 2024 and 2026.
These contracts provide Her Majesty's Coastguard with helicopter assets and operations to comply with international Search and Rescue (SAR) obligations, rescuing people in distress around the UK coast, and fixed-wing assets and operations to monitor polluting, illegal or anti-competitive activity. MCA has developed proposals for a successor service which:
1. moves away from the existing 'one-size-fits-all' approach, with market-led asset data;
2. recognises the collaborative nature of SAR and how it is utilised by other government agencies;
3. encourages maximum competition to drive value and innovation, for example use of unmanned (drone) assets during the lifetime of the contract; and
4. continues to provide a service that rescues thousands of people every year.
About the buyer
Contact name
Neil Grant
Address
Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England
Telephone
0
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
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