---
title: "Custom Laminates - Seafarer Operations 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb21"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Maritime and Coastguard Agency"
published: "2026-08-25"
---

# Custom Laminates - Seafarer Operations 2026

Buyer: Maritime and Coastguard Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb21

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## Summary

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency bought custom laminates for Zebra ZXP S7 printers. The laminates are used to produce UK Certificates of Competency cards for seafarer operations. This is a goods requirement for specialist card-printing consumables and related office and computing supplies. The buying organisation is a central government public authority based in Southampton. The requirement is focused on the materials needed to produce official seafarer qualification cards, rather than on general office supplies or software. Suppliers operating in the manufacture, distribution or technical support of printer-compatible laminates and card-production materials would be the closest fit. The requirement was arranged as a single procurement lot.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Plastic Card Solutions Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 28 June 2026 and ran from 29 June 2026 to 29 July 2026. Its value was £12,122.50 excluding VAT, or £14,547 including VAT. The award covered the single lot for the custom laminates. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. This was a low-value, non-competitive purchase rather than an open tender, so the principal commercial route was direct engagement with the chosen supplier.

This award shows that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency purchases specialist consumables to produce UK Certificates of Competency cards for seafarer operations. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply custom laminates that are compatible with Zebra ZXP S7 printers and suitable for producing durable, official identity or qualification cards. Relevant strengths would include reliable product specification control, consistent manufacturing quality, dependable fulfilment and technical understanding of card-printing materials. Experience supplying public-sector, maritime, licensing or other regulated card-production environments would help demonstrate suitability. The purchase also indicates a focused requirement that can be handled by a specialist small or medium-sized supplier rather than only a large general stationery or technology contractor.

## Notice

Seafarer Operations Custom Laminates for Zebra ZXP S7 printers to produce the UK Certificate of Competency cards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080649-2026 |
| 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 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 29 Jun 2026 - 29 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,122 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | Plastic Card Solutions Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 09:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080649-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080649-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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