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title: "UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support"
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# UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support

Buyer: MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da4e75d8-8263-4843-9bac-d85d2e257e2b

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## Summary

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded a contract for the UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support. The contract, valued at £4,245,640, was awarded to Techno-Sciences, LLC through a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The procurement process started on June 12, 2023, and the contract will run until June 25, 2033.

This opportunity is suited for businesses providing systems support services. The MCA seeks a 10-year contract to maintain and support the existing system before procuring and implementing a new system. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this tender process. The location of the procurement is in Southampton, England, and the industry category is services.

## Notice

The UK is a signatory to the international Cospas-Sarsat programme and provides a full ground segment and Mission Control Centre (MCC) capability through His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), monitoring for, processing and acting upon alerts received via satellites (Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary ) in orbit around the earth to trigger distress and/or safety response activity. The current solution was implemented in 2019. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) owns the intellectual property rights for its solution, and therefore until the UK is ready to procure and implement a new system, the OEM must support the UK's solution. A 10 year contract is being sought to extract value from the existing system before it is replaced within the contract period. The MCA is looking to initiate full tender activity for a new system in years 5-6 of the 10 year period. This contract was let using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract value is $5,300,000. A Voluntary ex ante transparency notice was issued, ref: 2023/S 000-011024

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4939589d-71e3-4d8b-8e9e-f14c507b7bf5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 25 Jun 2023 - 25 Jun 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,245,640 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,245,640 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TECHNO-SCIENCES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72253200 - Systems support services

## Release History

- 11 Jul 2023 at 16:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4939589d-71e3-4d8b-8e9e-f14c507b7bf5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4939589d-71e3-4d8b-8e9e-f14c507b7bf5
  11th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

## Provenance

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