Published date: 11 January 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 10 February 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Shipping operations - 60640000

  • Customer services - 79342300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£55,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

tender_346690/1165551

Published date

11 January 2023

Approach to market date

10 February 2023

Contract start date

3 April 2023

Contract end date

2 April 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) will be publishing a further Contracts Finder Opportunity notice to be supported by an Initiation to Tender (ITT) during March of 2023.

This will be to formally invite proposals for its requirement to work with a service delivery partner to provide a sales agency service to be based in Greece.

The service delivery partner will operate on behalf of the UK Ship Register to actively promote the UK Flag to generate increased Gross Tonnage. In addition to this, the service delivery partner will provide a UK Ship Register sales office to be based in Greece.

It will be imperative that the service delivery partner must be able to fulfil the following requirements:

a) Must be able to provide a suitably qualified and/or experienced person to represent the UK Ship Register as a sales agent in sales meetings with maritime industry representatives.

b) Must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the global maritime market with suitable experience in global shipping.

c) Must demonstrate substantial knowledge of global flag administrations and be conversant in the commercial dynamics affecting shipping companies.

It should be noted that specific training on the UK Ship Register and its benefits will be provided during the implementation of the new contract to commence from the 3rd of April 2023.

Any queries relating to this future procurement please contact - contracts@mcga.gov.uk

It is important that suppliers interested in this requirement and to access the respective tender documentation to be launched during March 2023 are to register via the Department for Transports e-Sourcing portal.

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

About the buyer

Address

Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk