---
title: "His Majesty's Coastguard Alert Management System (AMS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049d99"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "MARITIME & COASTGUARD AGENCY"
published: "2024-09-25"
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# His Majesty's Coastguard Alert Management System (AMS)

Buyer: MARITIME & COASTGUARD AGENCY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049d99

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## Summary

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is in the planning stage of procuring an Alert Management System (AMS) to enhance His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) operations. This project, titled "His Majesty's Coastguard Alert Management System (AMS)", falls under the IT services category, specifically covering consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The new system is intended to be operational by the end of 2025, with the invitation to tender (ITT) expected to be issued in early November 2024. The procurement process, which adheres to legal basis 32014L0024 under the CELEX scheme, aims to support a wide array of functions including Search and Rescue, Maritime Safety, Accident and Disaster Response, and Environmental Protection and Response across the UK.

This tender offers significant business growth potential, particularly for companies specialising in IT services such as software development, system and support services, and software implementation. Businesses with expertise in industry-specific software packages, platform interconnectivity, and programming services of packaged software products are well-suited to compete. The successful bidder will facilitate a technical transformation for HMCG, ensuring secure, efficient, and auditable data management. Opportunities also exist for providing training to ensure seamless integration and use of the new system, thereby enabling substantial development and expansion within the IT services sector.

## Notice

As part of His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) 6 Functions the Alert Management System (AMS) will fulfil Search and Rescue, Maritime Safety, Maritime Accident and Disaster Response and Maritime Environmental Protection and Response.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The system will enable a technical transformation of how Coastguard volunteers and Full-time officers receive incident taskings and mobilisation messages. A new system will require training for both Maritime and Coastal and HMCG and would need to be coordinated accordingly. A new system would provide a solution that would provide the following functionality (but not exhaustive): * Auditable data * Data that can be shared with 3rd parties * More efficient tool from a user perspective by minimising time engaging resources and reducing any duplication of effort * The solution would be secure in line with HMCG security requirements * Allows messages and images to be shared in a secured controlled manner * Data is compatible with existing HMCG systems The new system would need to be in place by the end of 2025 with all users trained accordingly by this time. It is the intention that the ITT will be issued early November 2024 for a 4 + 1 contract duration.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030591-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MARITIME & COASTGUARD AGENCY |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | S015 1EG |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48151000 - Computer control system
- 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2024 at 11:31 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030591-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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