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Command and Control Programme (C2P)

Description: *Update* Following the Industry Day, which took place on 7th October 2026, the MCA has two important updates for interested parties: 1) The MCA has issued a written consultation, requesting written responses to the hypothesis and scenario questions shared at the Industry Event. This can be found on Jaggaer under PQQ_854. The deadline for responses is 13th November at 5pm. Clarification questions should be submitted via the Procurement Portal. The deadline for the submission of clarification questions, raised by interested parties, is 5pm on Friday 13th November 2026. The MCA intends to answer all clarification questions by Monday 30th November 2026. 2) As new interested parties can no longer access PQQ_804, which was created for registration for the Industry Day, the MCA has a new registration form under (read more...)

Summary: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is planning a command-and-control programme for maritime incident management, pollution response and front-line search and rescue. The work is intended to improve resilience, interoperability and situational awareness, strengthen operational decision-making and performance, and deliver better outcomes. The procurement is for information technology services, including information systems and software, with software implementation services. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The MCA is consulting the market to shape its requirements and specification, understand available solutions and delivery approaches, explore innovation, and identify risks, constraints and market capacity. It is also seeking feedback to refine the programme and its future procurement approach.

Provision of Aerial Surveillance for HMCG

Description: HM Coastguard (HMCG) helicopters and planes, provided under the UKSAR2G contract, have a primary role to provide search and rescue. However, they undertake a range of other missions in support of wider Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) objectives, and those of other government departments. In addition, HMCG require an Search and Surveillance service to provide near real time situational awareness in support of specialised SAR operations. Therefore, the MCA is planning to undertake a procurement for this additional Search and Surveillance service. The MCA will procure for intelligence, search, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets that can supply the information required. This service will not require national coverage. Potentially, during high-risk times, an HMCG surveillance asset could be operating for a full 24-hour period extending into consecutive days and sometimes (read more...)

Summary: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency plans to procure an aerial search and surveillance service for HM Coastguard. It is intended to provide near real-time maritime situational awareness in support of specialised search-and-rescue operations, as well as intelligence, search, surveillance and reconnaissance information for the agency. This service would complement Coastguard helicopters and aircraft whose primary role is search and rescue and which also support wider agency and government objectives. The requirement does not call for national coverage: surveillance assets would operate in areas of need. At high-risk times, an asset may need to operate continuously for 24 hours, across consecutive days and sometimes weeks. The buyer is open to different technologies, provided they can deliver persistent maritime situational awareness. The work is a specialist aerial surveillance service, with a search-and-rescue support element.

Supply of 3 x Multi Skimmer LMS and Pump System

Description: Supply of 3 x Multi Skimmer LMS and Pump Systems inclusive of hot and cold water injections. These items are required to support HM Coastguard Counter Pollution and Salvage teams National Stockpile.

Summary: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency intends to buy three multi-skimmer LMS systems, each with hot and cold water injection. These are rescue and emergency equipment for the national stockpile used by HM Coastguard’s Counter Pollution and Salvage teams. The procurement is for the supply of equipment rather than a service or works contract. The buyer is the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, a central government body based in Southampton. The equipment is intended to support the teams’ counter-pollution and salvage response capability. The planned procurement is arranged as a single lot.

WPL07105

Description: The service shall deliver a fully managed insourced clinical service for ENT 2WW. The Supplier shall have responsibility for the organisation, management and delivery of the Services, including the provision, supervision and management of all personnel required to deliver the agreed activity outputs. The service will provide a full insourcing service for ENT 2WW at University Hospital Southampton operating from trust sites.

Summary: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust procured a fully managed insourced ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinical service for urgent two-week-wait (2WW) referrals. The supplier was responsible for organising, managing and delivering the clinics, including supplying, supervising and managing all personnel needed to meet the agreed activity outputs. The service provided dedicated weekend clinic capacity to address urgent ENT cancer referral backlogs and reduce 2WW waiting times. Work took place at the Trust’s sites at University Hospital Southampton. This was a new service requirement, delivered as clinical medical services.

ISO 9001 Certification and Audit Services

Description: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is undertaking early market engagement to understand supplier capability, delivery options and indicative costs for ISO 9001 certification and audit services. The information received will help the MCA refine its requirements, assess market capacity and support the development of any future procurement approach.

Summary: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) intends to procure ISO 9001 certification and audit services. The work is to support the agency’s ISO 9001 certification through audit services; the MCA is seeking to understand available delivery options and supplier capability before developing its requirements. This is a central government service requirement, classified as auditing services. The procurement is associated with one lot and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The buyer is the MCA. No delivery location is identified for the work.

WPL07209 - Provision of Ophthalmic Phacoemulsification, Vitrectomy, and Associated Surgical Equipment & Consumables

Description: UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is initiating a Soft Market Engagement (SME) exercise to survey the market for modern ophthalmic equipment solutions serving high-volume cataract (phacoemulsification) and vitreoretinal (VR) surgical procedures across its hospital sites. The Trust seeks to understand current technological capabilities, commercial models, consumable structures, and digital integrations available in the market. Participation in this SME exercise will inform the Trust's future procurement strategy and business case development. Additionally, given changes to NHS accounting standards (IFRS 16) and capital expenditure constraints (CDEL), the Trust seeks market intelligence on how medical device providers and peer NHS Trusts structure long-term asset models--specifically comparing Outright Capital Purchase, Managed Equipment Services (MES), Operational/Finance Leasing, and Cost-Per-Procedure (CPP) / Bundled arrangements. This notice is strictly non-committal and does not constitute the commencement (read more...)

Summary: UHS Estates Limited is researching options for ophthalmic surgical equipment for high-volume cataract and vitreoretinal surgery across its hospital sites in Southampton. The scope under review includes dual-function phacoemulsification and vitreoretinal consoles, standalone platforms, surgical packs, handpieces, single-use consumables and balanced salt solution delivery. The buyer is also examining equipment maintenance, continuity of service, software integration and clinical training. This is a goods-led requirement with associated services, covering ophthalmology equipment and medical consumables. Wessex NHS Procurement Limited is managing the process for UHS Estates Limited. The market exercise is intended to inform the Trust’s future procurement strategy and business case; it is not a commitment to buy or a formal tender.

Young People Alcohol & Drug Support Service

Description: The procurement is for a young people's alcohol and drugs treatment and support service in Southampton (for people up to and including the age of 24), which will provide information, advice, harm reduction, care co-ordination, and psycho-social interventions, as well as support for medical interventions. Help will be available to people whether the young person wants to be safer while using alcohol and drugs, reduce their use, stop using, or stay free from use. The services will also help young people with tobacco-related harm, and young people who are vaping and using novel-nicotine products. Harm reduction is a principal aim of the services, with recovery seen as a desirable and achievable outcome. These services will be evidence based and tailored to meet the needs of young people, working (read more...)

Summary: Southampton City Council’s young people’s alcohol and drug support service provides treatment and practical support for people aged up to and including 24 in Southampton. It covers information and advice, harm reduction, care co-ordination and psychosocial interventions, alongside support for medical interventions. The service is intended for young people seeking to use alcohol or drugs more safely, reduce or stop use, or remain free from use. It also addresses tobacco-related harm and vaping and novel-nicotine use. Harm reduction is a principal aim, with recovery treated as an achievable outcome. Services are to be evidence-based and tailored to young people’s needs, with active work to reduce health inequalities across the city.

Marine Research Vessel Refit, Maintenance, Equipment and Support Services Framework

Description: The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is looking to establish an open framework for the refit, maintenance, equipping and sustainment of its operational research vessels, including RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery, together with associated marine assets and scientific systems, across their working life. The support sought is expected to include the following broad areas, which are indicative and not exhaustive. Refit and docking support across the classification cycle, including the intermediate and special survey work falling due within it, broadly covering hull, structural and coating work, propulsion and steering intervention, tailshaft and rudder work, and the repair and renewal identified through survey. Both wet berth and dry dock coverage will be needed over the life of the framework, and the structure will be designed to accommodate suppliers offering (read more...)

Summary: The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) intends to establish a framework for refit, maintenance, equipment and support services for its operational research vessels, including RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery, associated marine assets and scientific systems. The expected scope includes refit and docking, hull and structural work, propulsion, steering, tailshafts, rudders, marine engineering, fabrication, pipework, hydraulics, HVAC, electrical systems, interior works, maintenance and commissioning. It also covers original equipment manufacturer and approved-partner support for vessel systems, marine research and survey equipment, and the supply of hardware, spares, components and consumables. Specialist services may include naval architecture, surveying, superintendency, class liaison, project management and engineering consultancy. Work will be carried out at yards, ports and NOC sites in the United Kingdom and overseas, including wet berths and dry docks.

Command and Control Programme (C2P)

Description: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) intends to undertake preliminary market engagement (PME) to consult with suppliers in relation to the MCA's next generation procurement of its Command and Control Programme (C2P). The C2P aims to improve resilience, interoperability, situational awareness, and support for maritime incident management, pollution response and front-line search and rescue operations. The MCA's vision is to create a modern, resilient and insight led capability that harnesses technology, improves decision making, strengthens operational performance, and delivers better outcomes for those we serve. The MCA's objectives for the PME are: * help shape its requirements and specification; * understand available solutions and potential delivery approaches; * understand opportunities and innovation opportunities; * understand perceived risks and constraints; * alert the market of the upcoming opportunity and (read more...)

Summary: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is planning a command-and-control programme for maritime incident management, pollution response and front-line search and rescue. The work is intended to improve resilience, interoperability and situational awareness, strengthen operational decision-making and performance, and deliver better outcomes. The procurement is for information technology services, including information systems and software, with software implementation services. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The MCA is consulting the market to shape its requirements and specification, understand available solutions and delivery approaches, explore innovation, and identify risks, constraints and market capacity. It is also seeking feedback to refine the programme and its future procurement approach.

Provision of Ship Stability Course Tank and Training Facilities

Description: Ship Stability is a core component of MCA Surveyor Technical Training. To support the effective understanding and application of stability principles, the training programme includes practical stability tank exercises alongside classroom-based learning. The MCA intends to award a contract for the provision of stability tank and classroom facilities to support the delivery of its internal Ship Stability training course for Marine Surveyors. Course content and instruction will be provided by MCA trainers. The supplier will not be responsible for delivering the training content but must provide suitable facilities, equipment and on-site support to enable the effective delivery of the course and achievement of the required competency outcomes.

Summary: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is procuring facilities and on-site support for its internal Ship Stability training course for Marine Surveyors. The requirement covers a ship stability training tank, classroom facilities, suitable equipment and practical support for stability exercises. MCA trainers will provide the course content and instruction; the supplier’s role is to provide the environment and assistance needed for effective delivery and achievement of the required competency outcomes. This is a services contract associated with training services. The procurement is intended to support the practical application of ship-stability principles alongside classroom learning within the MCA’s technical training programme.