--- title: "MCA Small Vessel Chartering Provision" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY" published: "2025-02-19" --- # MCA Small Vessel Chartering Provision Buyer: MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c.json) ## Summary The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is planning the procurement of services for "MCA Small Vessel Chartering Provision," related to the hire of vessels with crew. This tender is geared towards the Counter Pollution and Salvage branch of His Majesty’s Coastguard, focusing on pollution prevention and response for UK waters and offshore installations. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with key dates including the future notice date on 19th February 2025, and the contract period running from 16th June 2025 to 15th June 2031. The services required cover multiple locations, including the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom. The procurement will comply with the Procurement Regulations set out in the Procurement Act 2023. This tender represents significant business opportunities for companies in the maritime and environmental sectors, particularly those experienced in vessel hire and counter-pollution services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to compete, as the MCA seeks to establish a long-term partnership to deliver ship chartering services, securing value for money and effective management of pollution risks. Businesses that can offer transparency, auditable practices, and competitive market rates for vessel hire will be well-suited to respond to this tender. ## Notice Counter Pollution is one of His Majestys Coastguards (HMCG) Seven Functions and the Counter Pollution and Salvage (CPS) branch operates as the UK Competent Authority with specific responsibility for Counter Pollution preparedness and responding to at-sea pollution from shipping and offshore installations within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and the management of the UK Government's stockpiles of equipment and dispersant. It is tasked to: - Protect public Health - Prevent pollution occurring by minimising the risk of pollution from ships and offshore installations; - Determine any actual, or threat of, environmental impact and, where pollution occurs: - Minimise the impact on the UK waters, the UK EEZ, coastlines and economic interest. Take the lead in responding to pollution at sea from ships and/or monitor the at-sea-clean up contracted by ship owners/insurers; CPS currently source its vessel hire requirements on a case by case basis and secure charters from a range of suppliers based on competitive market rates. The requirement moving forward however is to secure a long-term partner to work with the team in the delivery of all ship chartering services across all of its sectors, securing value for money, provide effective management of counter pollution risk and shall provide HMCG with a contract that is transparent and auditable. The procurement will be undertaken in accordance with the new Procurement Regulations (Procurement Act 2023) which are due to come into force in February 2025. The full scope of these changes setting out how public procurements will be undertaken from this date are set out here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/transforming-public-procurement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54b8aaba-67b3-474b-9728-01a0a1d4f3bc | | 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 | 19 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Feb 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Jun 2025 - 15 Jun 2031 | | 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 | 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) ### Codes - 60651000 - Hire of vessels with crew ## Release History - 19 Feb 2025 at 15:03 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54b8aaba-67b3-474b-9728-01a0a1d4f3bc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54b8aaba-67b3-474b-9728-01a0a1d4f3bc 19th February 2025 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/transforming-public-procurement - 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. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-707ff76c-156b-4375-8ef7-403b6eac873c.json.