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title: "Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC)"
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# Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

Buyer: MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-88ab430a-42ac-4fc7-9e04-406b02f2bda4

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## Summary

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has issued a tender for the development and maintenance of new control service infrastructure for HM Coastguard's Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX (NAVigational TEleX) capability. The contract, titled "Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC)", falls under the industry category of Systems support services. The procurement method is an Open procedure (above threshold), with a total contract value of £1,600,000. The tender period ends on 22nd May 2023, and the contract period starts on 4th July 2023 and ends on 31st March 2028.

This tender by MCA presents an opportunity for businesses to engage in providing services for infrastructure development and maintenance. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in systems support services are well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties need to register on the Department for Transport (DfT) procurement portal to access the tender documents and submit their proposals before the deadline on 22nd May 2023.

## Notice

A contract is required to support the development, implementation (including training) and maintenance of new control service infrastructure for HM Coastguard's (HMCG) Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX (NAVigational TEleX) capability. This will include the provision to replace any hardware interfaces (modems) at all receive/transmission sites across the UK, to replace the legacy interfaces that are proprietary and end of service life. Additional information: Interested parties in this requirement must register on the Department for Transport (DfT) procurement portal (Jaggaer) in order to access the Information to Tender Documents. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html *** Once logged into Jaggaer, please navigate to itt_1514 - NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) ***

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba01da2d-79e2-48b3-9935-a840d25eb0f4 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Jul 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| 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

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72253200 - Systems support services

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2023 at 16:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba01da2d-79e2-48b3-9935-a840d25eb0f4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba01da2d-79e2-48b3-9935-a840d25eb0f4
  21st April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com
  Link to eSourcing Portal

## Notice URLs

- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

## Provenance

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