Antenna to Operator · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£7,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Apr 2026from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 yrsends 11 Apr 2032 · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Next generation approach to an “Antenna to Operator” radio solution for His Majesty’s Coastguard leveraging digital/software defined radio capability. This would replace our current architecture which includes the following capabilities :

Marine Band Very High Frequency (VHF) radio telephony and Digital Selective Calling (DSC).

Marine Band Medium & High Frequency (MF & HF) radio telephony.

Marine Band Medium Frequency Digital Selective Calling (DSC).

Radio Media Gateway interfaces.

Integrated Coastguard Communications System (ICCS), including peripherals such as busy lights, push-to-talk, and headsets.

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 5 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 11 Apr 2032 (5 yrs)

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

72222300 Information technology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 May 2025, 10:09 BST
Last source update: 8 May 2025, 10:09 BST
Authority reference: TCA 3/7/1773
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019596
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Information technology services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050e6e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

8 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
8 May 2025, 10:09 BST
Tender notice expected212 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Today
31 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 151 days
1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
8 May 2025, 10:09 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCWN-9665-QVMZ 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, South East, SO15 1EGContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender8 May 2025, 10:09 BST