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title: "HMCG Drone Trial Licensing and Hosting"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058126"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY"
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# HMCG Drone Trial Licensing and Hosting

Buyer: MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058126

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## Summary

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency, a central government public authority based in Southampton, United Kingdom, has made strides in advancing its operations through the HMCG Drone Trial Licensing and Hosting contract. This procurement, directly awarded to Bellwade Ltd, focuses on aviation licensing within iSAR to support drone trials. The contract facilitates the governance and recording of drone operations, running from 5th August 2025 until 30th November 2026, with a possible extension up to November 2028. Situated in the region UKJ32, and covering the software package and information systems category, this initiative underscores the Agency's commitment to exploring on-scene drone technology. The procurement was conducted below threshold without competition, providing Bellwade Ltd with an active status to fulfil its obligations.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses focusing on software and aviation technology to align themselves with government interests in cutting-edge operations such as drone trials. Ideal competitors would be small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software solutions and information systems, like Bellwade Ltd, located in Newport, Isle of Wight. With additional licences and storage options integrated into the contract, businesses capable of providing innovative solutions in data storage and software implementation stand to benefit. Furthermore, this contract, with its renewal capabilities, offers a stable opportunity for consistent engagement with governmental technology exploration projects, promising knowledge development and potential expansion for the service provider.

## Notice

Aviation licensing use within iSAR to support HMCGs Drone trial, which will provide all the requirements as listed in the Authority's specification document. This awarded contract will allow for appropriate governance, planning and recording of Drone operations across HMCG. Providing HMCG a compliant method to commence, capture, store and access operational HMCG Drone Footage to support the drone trial in its objectives to 'Research and evaluate the potential for on scene drone technology.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027422-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2025 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 | BELLWADE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2026 at 15:11 - AwardUpdate - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027422-2026
- 5 Aug 2025 at 08:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045956-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027422-2026
  25th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045956-2025
  5th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4035

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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