Official UK procurement notice
Administration of Mandatory Written Examinations
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAdministration of mandatory written examinations for Officers in the Merchant Navy and Professional Yachting.
CPV: Administration services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Examinations administered include:
Examinations administered include:
- Officer of the Watch (Yachts less than 3,000gt) - Navigation and Radar.
- Officer of the Watch (Yachts less than 3,000gt) - General Ship Knowledge.
- Master (Yachts) - Seamanship and Meteorology.
- Master (Yachts) - Stability.
- Master (Yachts) - Business and Law.
- Master (Yachts) - Navigation, ARPA (Automatic Radio Plotting Aid) and Radar Simulator.
- Master (Yachts) - Celestial Navigation Master
- Operations.
- General Science A
- General Science B
- Control Engineering
- Engineering Knowledge (Motor)
- Engineering Knowledge (Steam)
- Engineering Knowledge (General)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Apr 2022, 12:57 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2022, 12:57 BST
- Authority reference
TCA 3/7/1263- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009372- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The MCA are currently reviewing how it undertakes the assessments associated with UK Seafarers obtaining a UK Certificate of Competence (CoC). The current provision is conducted on a concessions basis with the MCA receiving a payment from the service provider to ensure that all costs associated with assistance and oversight of this service are fully recovered to mitigate against any burden on the UK taxpayer.
IAMI have previously been the delegated provider of the written exams. This is an essential service and MCA needs to maintain continuity of service delivery whilst the review is conducted and taken forward. Seafarers are required to pass these examinations to obtain a CoC. The intention is to direct award this contract, establish the ongoing requirement and procure the necessary requirements following the review and identified recommendations.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The International Association of Maritime InstitutionsVCSESubcontracting: declared | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009372-2022-1 · The International Association of Maritime InstitutionsVCSE
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The International Association of Maritime InstitutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.