Notice Information
Notice Title
MCA Legal Services - UK Regulatory & Compliance Investigations Team
Notice Description
The MCA has statutory authority for enforcing Merchant Shipping and Health & Safety legislation in the form of a private prosecution against offenders. This proposal provides a single supplier model through an established Government framework agreement to achieve best value for money and outsourcing of administration and high risk activities to create recyclable efficiencies and reduce risk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054305
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030004-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Sep 20267 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 Mar 2027 - 2 Mar 2031 4-5 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/030004-2025
4th June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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