Notice Information
Notice Title
UK Search & Rescue 3rd Generation
Notice Description
Provide His Majesty's Coastguard with helicopter assets and operations to comply with international Search and Rescue (SAR) obligations, rescuing people in distress around the UK coast, and fixed-wing assets and operations to monitor polluting, illegal or anti-competitive activity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ea2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019677-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60443000 - Air-rescue services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jun 203611 years to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2037 - 31 Dec 2047 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- contracts@mcga.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO15 1EG
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Banister & Polygon
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019677-2025
8th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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