Official UK procurement notice
Marking and Guarding of the SS Richard Montgomery
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of this requirement is to provide Marking and Guarding Services to His Majesty's Coastguard relating to the SS Richard Montgomery wreck. There is also a requirement for the Service Provider to procure state of the art camera equipment enabling the wreck to be monitored effectively in periods of low visibility and at night.
CPV: Monitoring and control services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2025, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2025, 16:49 BST
- Authority reference
TCA 3/7/1682- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049629- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0586dfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This procurement is justified on technical grounds due to the SS Richard Montgomery wreck being located within the statutory port jurisdiction of Peel Ports Group. As the designated harbour authority, Peel Ports is uniquely positioned to deliver the marking and guarding services required, including 24-hour surveillance, access control, and emergency response. No other port authority possesses the legal mandate, infrastructure, or operational readiness to fulfil this requirement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
13 Aug 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published13 Aug 2025, 11:24 BST
- Latest notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:49 BST
- Next notice expected29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts360 days ago3 Nov 2025
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025- Pipeline notice published13 Aug 2025, 11:24 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:49 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2025, 16:49 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Aug 2025, 16:49 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the requirement by up to 24 months. | £1,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender