Official UK procurement notice
MMO - Vessel Monitoring System Hub
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)·On behalf of: MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe VMS Hub acts as the central repository for positions received from UK commercial fishing vessels and foreign vessel in UK waters. The service is bespoke UK functionality developed from a largely off-the-shelf marine tracking system. The system is used by the England fishing authority and the devolved administrations and crown dependencies of the UK. MMO is the lead authority in commissioning this service.
This service is essential under withdrawal agreements aligning to EC regulation 2004/2009 and implementing regulations 404/2011 and the statutory instruments set up for this when the UK was within EU.
The current contract is in Termination Assistance to help with contract exit and transition. A separate exercise led by DgC last year to progress relet of the contract from January 2025 failed to award a contract. This exercise seeks to continue business-critical services while a sustainable long-term solution is considered in par
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 10 Sept 2026, 17:27 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 11:26 BST
- Authority reference
C35237- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095993- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f76dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Technical reasons - CLS is the current supplier of Support, Hosting and Maintenance services for the UK VMS Hub and this contract is a bridging contract till the Discovery Phase for the new scope is completed.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Oct 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends25 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 11:26 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published10 Sept 2026, 17:27 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 09:23 BSTUK6
- Buyer details updated22 Sept 2026, 09:23 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Oct 2026, 11:26 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS)SME5 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 12 months extension if the Discovery Phase and tender for new contract is not yot concluded. · Options: +1 | £730,906same award published again · counted once | 7 Sept 2026standstill to 2 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS)SME | £730,906 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MMO - Vessel Monitoring System Hub · Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS)SME
- Signed
- 12 Oct 2026
- Value
- £730,906
- Period
- 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 months Extension
- Options
- 12 months Extension
1 agreed KPI: Service Levels and Service Credits
- Service Levels and Service Credits, Service Levels and Service Credits
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentContract Manager
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender