--- title: "AERIAL DISPERSANT SPRAY (ADS) SERVICE - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1e87450e-4775-4977-b5f1-5060998a78e5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1e87450e-4775-4977-b5f1-5060998a78e5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1e87450e-4775-4977-b5f1-5060998a78e5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1e87450e-4775-4977-b5f1-5060998a78e5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY" published: "2023-03-08" --- # AERIAL DISPERSANT SPRAY (ADS) SERVICE - Market Engagement Buyer: MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1e87450e-4775-4977-b5f1-5060998a78e5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1e87450e-4775-4977-b5f1-5060998a78e5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1e87450e-4775-4977-b5f1-5060998a78e5.json) ## Summary The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is conducting a market engagement for the Aerial Dispersant Spray (ADS) service, aiming to replace the existing service within the next two years. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date of April 5, 2023. Interested parties must register on the Department for Transport (DfT) procurement portal "Jaggaer" to access the necessary documents. The service falls under the industry category of aerial spraying services and is open to SMEs. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the aerial spraying sector to participate in delivering the ADS service on behalf of the MCA. Suitable businesses may include those capable of operating and maintaining the 737 400 Oil Dispersant Spray Kit. Additionally, businesses interested in innovation and alternative aircraft delivery systems to meet the service requirements can explore this opportunity. The MCA is seeking broad market participation to ensure a fair and open procurement process. ## Notice With the MCAs Aerial Dispersant Spray Service due to expire in the next two years, it is our intention to carry out a competition to replace this service and to ensure the broadest possible participation in the process by the market. Under consideration is the possible extension of incumbent services to facilitate this if required. In addition, the MCA will: - Make the MCA owned 737 400 Oil Dispersant Spray Kit used to deliver the current service available at no cost to any successful bidder, meaning it can feature in any bid solution to the MCAs requirement; - Enable any successful bidder to purchase an incumbent owned 737 400 Oil Dispersant Spray Kit, currently under development, at fair market value, so that it can feature in any bid solution for the MCAs requirement; - Provide any successful bidder with access to and a license to use the intellectual property, in the form of Subject Type Certificates, for the Oil Dispersant Spray Kit, so bidders can include the use, maintenance and modification of the existing Oil Dispersant Spray Kits, or the manufacture of new Kits, in their bid solution; - Provide bidders with access to knowledge and information on the incumbent service and how it is delivered; - Notwithstanding the above, be solution agnostic and open to any alternative aircraft and delivery systems which meet the requirement. Please note that the 737 400 aircraft used to deliver the current contract are not transferrable. Alternative 737 400s would need to be modified to take the kit. 737 400 Oil Dispersant Spray Kit: - Palletised kit which can be rolled on and off the aircraft. Installation takes approximately three hours for a trained crew. - Refill takes ~45 minutes and can be done simultaneously with refuel. - Carries 15,900 litres of dispersant. - Effective swath of ~25m. - Variable pump speed to achieve 1:20 dosage rate up to 1:10 dosage rate. - Cruise speed of 250 knots (300 knots true airspeed). - Sprays at a height of 200ft, at 200 knot speed. - The MCA owns the intellectual property and STC certificates for this system. These can be made available to any operator for the purpose of delivering aerial dispersant spray services on behalf of MCA to enable operators to use and maintain the existing kit, modify aircraft to take the kit and manufacture new kits. This market engagement /questionnaire is intended to furnish the MCA with the key information it requires to plan a fair and open procurement for this service. Interested party's in this engagement must register on the Department for Transport (DfT) procurement portal (Jaggaer) in order to access the documents. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html *** Once logged into Jaggaer, please navigate to pqq_258 *** Additional information: Further access to information and to submit/input to the MCAs Market Questionnaire can achieved via the DFT Procurement and Contract Management system "Jaggaer". Interested suppliers will need to register on the system, but this is completely free of charge and can be found at the following link - https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f80eff1e-992b-4c6d-8826-3c04de8fb47b | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO15 1EG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Banister & Polygon | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60441000 - Aerial spraying services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2023 at 13:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f80eff1e-992b-4c6d-8826-3c04de8fb47b - 8 Mar 2023 at 13:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/356f1dd7-7ebf-4759-9bac-7be688cca6ba - 8 Mar 2023 at 13:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52864166-98ea-4075-ac12-65321a1c11aa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f80eff1e-992b-4c6d-8826-3c04de8fb47b 8th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/356f1dd7-7ebf-4759-9bac-7be688cca6ba 8th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52864166-98ea-4075-ac12-65321a1c11aa 8th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Link to the MCA/DFT Procurement Management System "Jaggaer" ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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