--- title: "Greece Located Sales Service for the UK Flag" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY" published: "2023-01-11" --- # Greece Located Sales Service for the UK Flag Buyer: MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89.json) ## Summary The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is planning a tender titled "Greece Located Sales Service for the UK Flag" in the Shipping operations industry category. This procurement process is in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for February 10, 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on April 3, 2023, and end on April 2, 2025. The MCA is looking for a service delivery partner to promote the UK Flag in Greece, requiring expertise in the global maritime market and shipping dynamics. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in global shipping and maritime services to collaborate with the MCA in boosting the UK Ship Register's visibility and tonnage. Suitable businesses should have knowledge of global flag administrations and demonstrate the ability to act as sales agents in the maritime industry. Interested suppliers are advised to prepare for the tender documentation launch in March 2023 and register through the Department for Transport's e-Sourcing portal to participate in this exciting opportunity. ## Notice Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) will be publishing a further Contracts Finder Opportunity notice to be supported by an Initiation to Tender (ITT) during March of 2023. This will be to formally invite proposals for its requirement to work with a service delivery partner to provide a sales agency service to be based in Greece. The service delivery partner will operate on behalf of the UK Ship Register to actively promote the UK Flag to generate increased Gross Tonnage. In addition to this, the service delivery partner will provide a UK Ship Register sales office to be based in Greece. It will be imperative that the service delivery partner must be able to fulfil the following requirements: a) Must be able to provide a suitably qualified and/or experienced person to represent the UK Ship Register as a sales agent in sales meetings with maritime industry representatives. b) Must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the global maritime market with suitable experience in global shipping. c) Must demonstrate substantial knowledge of global flag administrations and be conversant in the commercial dynamics affecting shipping companies. It should be noted that specific training on the UK Ship Register and its benefits will be provided during the implementation of the new contract to commence from the 3rd of April 2023. Any queries relating to this future procurement please contact - contracts@mcga.gov.uk It is important that suppliers interested in this requirement and to access the respective tender documentation to be launched during March 2023 are to register via the Department for Transports e-Sourcing portal. 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/3cd72ade-fe52-4342-9a8a-6fd65d3e6cef | | Notice type | Planned Procurement 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 | 11 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Feb 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 2 Apr 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | 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) - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 60640000 - Shipping operations - 79342300 - Customer services ## Release History - 11 Jan 2023 at 13:26 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cd72ade-fe52-4342-9a8a-6fd65d3e6cef ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cd72ade-fe52-4342-9a8a-6fd65d3e6cef 11th January 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-22b3ed23-d39d-4d07-be85-1cca8c243d89.json.