Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has announced plans for the procurement of a Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) Mobile Maritime Domain Awareness Service, classified under information technology services. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase. To engage potential suppliers, the Home Office is hosting a virtual supplier engagement event on 9th May 2025 at 14:00. Interested suppliers are requested to express their interest by 22nd April 2025. The service aims to enhance maritime security by providing scalable, near real-time maritime domain awareness data to the Royal Navy through various technological means. The procurement method involves a further competition under the Crown Commercial Service Space Enabled and Geospatial Services RM6235 Dynamic Purchasing System. The procurement covers the UK, including Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, with a contract value estimated at £69 million over 3 to 5 years.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in maritime surveillance, data services, and intelligence systems to bid for a substantial government contract, fostering business growth. Companies that are well-suited for this opportunity include those with capabilities in Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), radar and Electro Optical/Infra-Red detection, and expertise in providing persistent maritime surveillance. Businesses that can offer innovative and cost-effective solutions while maintaining high levels of system availability and operational responsiveness will have a competitive edge. They must also be registered under the targeted purchasing system and capable of adapting to dynamic maritime security requirements across various UK territories.

Planning

Joint Maritime Security Centre Mobile Maritime Domain Awareness Service

HOME OFFICE

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

7th April 2025 15:56:29 PM
Contract Summary

Maritime security is a key enabler to UK, Crown Dependency, and British Overseas Territories Security. The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) provides Maritime Domain Awareness data to UK Government stakeholders to support delivery of security and regulatory enforcement activities. The MDA provision is comprised of multiple layers of data from a variety of sources. This procurement exercise seeks to enhance the MDA to better support operational services by procuring the provision of a scalable, mobile, digital outcome that is capable of delivering streamed “Tracks as a Service” (TKaaS) in Near Real-time (NRT). The data stream will be provided to the Royal Navy Maritime Domain Awareness Programme (MDAP) via an Application Planning Interface (API). This will include data from land based and Beyond Visual Line of Sight sources (BVLOS) operating in the 4 nations of the UK, the Crown Dependencies, and BOT, with the flexibility to respond to short notice operational requirements. These tracks should incorporate Automatic Identification System (AIS) detection, radar, and Electro Optical (EO)/Infra-Red (IR) detection – all correlated to enhance non-cooperative vessel detection. A separate portal shall be made available by the supplier to view the camera data and provide an alternative display of tracks and any alerts.
Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04fe5b

Publication Source

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Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

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Procurement Method Details

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Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS
Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

72222300

CPV Division(s)

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Awarding Authority

HOME OFFICE

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

ProcurementJMSC@homeoffice.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

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