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Custom Laminates - Seafarer Operations 2026

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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25 Aug 2026 at 09:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency bought custom laminates for Zebra ZXP S7 printers. The laminates are used to produce UK Certificates of Competency cards for seafarer operations. This is a goods requirement for specialist card-printing consumables and related office and computing supplies. The buying organisation is a central government public authority based in Southampton. The requirement is focused on the materials needed to produce official seafarer qualification cards, rather than on general office supplies or software. Suppliers operating in the manufacture, distribution or technical support of printer-compatible laminates and card-production materials would be the closest fit. The requirement was arranged as a single procurement lot.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Plastic Card Solutions Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 28 June 2026 and ran from 29 June 2026 to 29 July 2026. Its value was £12,122.50 excluding VAT, or £14,547 including VAT. The award covered the single lot for the custom laminates. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. This was a low-value, non-competitive purchase rather than an open tender, so the principal commercial route was direct engagement with the chosen supplier.

This award shows that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency purchases specialist consumables to produce UK Certificates of Competency cards for seafarer operations. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply custom laminates that are compatible with Zebra ZXP S7 printers and suitable for producing durable, official identity or qualification cards. Relevant strengths would include reliable product specification control, consistent manufacturing quality, dependable fulfilment and technical understanding of card-printing materials. Experience supplying public-sector, maritime, licensing or other regulated card-production environments would help demonstrate suitability. The purchase also indicates a focused requirement that can be handled by a specialist small or medium-sized supplier rather than only a large general stationery or technology contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Custom Laminates - Seafarer Operations 2026

Notice Description

Seafarer Operations Custom Laminates for Zebra ZXP S7 printers to produce the UK Certificate of Competency cards.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb21
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080649-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,122 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jun 2026 - 29 Jul 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO15 1EG
Postcode Area
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

Plastic Card Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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