Award

Digital Assessment Platform

MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Dec 2025 at 15:39

Tender

23 May 2025 at 13:45

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for a "Digital Assessment Platform" by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) centres around enhancing the assessment process for Certificates of Competency, focusing on safety-critical subjects. Located in Southampton, the MCA has concluded the awarding stage of this contract. This project caters to sectors related to business services and marine services, ushering in a modern examination approach exclusive to the UK's maritime industry. The tender, tagged as an open competition below the threshold, initially opened for bids in May 2025, with active procurement culminating in December 2025. This concessions contract, valid from December 2025 through December 2030, entails no direct cost to the MCA but offers a potential value of up to £3 million for the provider.

This opportunity presents substantial business growth potential, particularly for large enterprises with expertise in digital service delivery and quality assurance. Specifically, organisations equipped with robust IT infrastructure capable of handling significant assessment volumes while adhering to stringent safety and quality standards would find this contract lucrative. Furthermore, businesses that can offer innovative, application-based examination solutions are ideally positioned to benefit from this high-impact project. As the service targets safety-critical areas, businesses experienced in maritime or technical education and those capable of managing digital platforms tailored to professional qualification exams would be well-suited to compete in this field.

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Notice Title

Digital Assessment Platform

Notice Description

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a high-quality service provider to revolutionise the assessment process for Certificates of Competency (CoC) by delivering modernised, practical application-based examinations. This crucial service will focus exclusively on safety-critical subjects within the CoC routes, ensuring candidates are rigorously evaluated on their ability to apply knowledge in real-world onboard scenarios. The service provider will be responsible for delivering these assessments in accordance with the modernised syllabus, utilising sample question styles, and administering them on secure, dedicated digital devices supplied and managed by the provider. Given the current volume of MCA CoC examinations approximately 2,000 Deck, 1,500 Engineer, and 70 ETO, the chosen provider must demonstrate capacity and robust quality assurance processes to handle this significant throughput while maintaining the highest standards of assessment integrity. Specifically, the service must cover the following safety-critical areas: * Deck Officers: Deck, Navigation, and Stability. * Marine Engineers: Engineering Knowledge, supplemented by Motor or Steam-specific content tailored to individual candidate sea service experience. * Electro-Technical Officers (ETOs): Electrical Safety. The MCA requires a service that not only meets but exceeds current standards, ensuring the future generation of maritime professionals are equipped with the practical skills and knowledge necessary for safe and effective operations. This investment in modernised assessment will significantly enhance maritime safety and contribute to the UK's leading role in international maritime standards. This contract has been awarded as a concessions contract. As such, there is no cost to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The value stated in this notice represents an estimated amount that the supplier may receive under, or in connection with, the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The MCA may extend the Contract for a period of up to 3 years. Consisting of an optional 2 year term followed by an optional 1 year term

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05234e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081614-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

70331100 - Institution management services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

98360000 - Marine services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
3 Dec 2025 - 2 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MARITIME INSTITUTIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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