Notice Information
Notice Title
Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)
Notice Description
This procurement seeks to find a provider capable of providing and maintaining an LRIT Data Centre on behalf of the MCA to ensure the UK fulfils its obligations under the SOLAS Convention. The Data Centre must meet all the relevant performance standards, be ready from the 1st of July 2026 to receive position data from UK flagged vessels, and be able to migrate legacy position data from the previous Data Centre, if required. The data from the Data Centre must be able to integrate with the MCA's Maritime Domain Awareness Platform as a GIS layer.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract can be extended by an optional two year extension
Planning Information
Market Consultation Questionnaire to be completed in the DfT eSourcing portal Jaggaer. Suppliers must register on the Department for Transport's (DfT) procurement portal (Jaggaer) in order to access the market consultation documents and respond to the questionnaire. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ***Once logged into Jaggaer, navigate to: pqq_687 Long Range Identification and Tracking
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e8ab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030132-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72500000 - Computer-related services
72700000 - Computer network services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 May 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-01-13
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/030132-2026
1st April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077002-2025
25th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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