NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Services 2023-2025

Official notice

Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

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

Awarded value£356,664published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Mar 2023

Awarded to I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

2 Year contract for the managed service of NAVTEX, including Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX Cloud, to the incumbent supplier of these services for 24 months. The MCA is preparing to go out to open tender for a new system and managed service, the roll out for which is forecast to take 18-24 months.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

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: 18 Apr 2023, 07:58 BST
Last source update: 18 Apr 2023, 07:58 BST
Authority reference: TCA 3/7/1365
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-011022
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bf55 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: A programme for a replacement system, to be openly tendered in 2023, requires 18-24 months for procurement and implementation. Implementation will include the roll out of new hardware and training of operational coastguard (circa 350). The IPR of the existing system is owned by ICS.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £356,6641 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITEDSMESubcontracting: declared	£356,664 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Services 2023-2025 · I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITEDSME
Signed
22 Mar 2023
Value
£356,664
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeMaritime Safety and Standards. HM Coastguard. Southampton, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit V Rudford Industrial Estate, Ford Road, Arundel, UK, BN18 0BF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.