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# Maritime and Coastguard Agency · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 181 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCWN-9665-QVMZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 181
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.4m (median award: £25k) across 89 of 89 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Maritime and Coastguard Agency)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 36% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 3% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 120 (98%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (2%), Framework: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 78 (63%), Route not published: 22 (18%), Open: 20 (16%), Limited / restricted: 2 (2%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 8 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 6 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Plastic Card Solutions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/plastic-card-solutions-ltd-coh-04849000):** 4 procedures
2. **[Northern Rib Hire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northern-rib-hire-coh-05770390):** 4 procedures
3. **[MARNAVI SPA.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/marnavi-spa-GB-FTS-69336):** 4 procedures
4. **[DLA Piper Scotland LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dla-piper-scotland-llp-coh-so300365):** 3 procedures
5. **[ESRI (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/esri-uk-limited-coh-01288342):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Allstar Business Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allstar-business-solutions-limited-coh-02631112):** £2.5m · [HMCG Fuel Cards and Associated Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hmcg-fuel-cards-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e38a) · Awarded: 7 Aug 2026
2. **[KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kongsberg-norcontrol-limited-coh-02361227):** £1.4m · [UK Long Range Identification and Tracking Collaborative Data Centre](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/long-range-identification-and-tracking-lrit-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8ab) · Awarded: 22 May 2026
3. **[Port of Sheerness](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/port-of-sheerness-coh-02639118):** £1000k · [Marking and Guarding of the SS Richard Montgomery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marking-and-guarding-of-the-ss-richard-montgomery-ocds-h6vhtk-06e32f) · Awarded: 12 Aug 2026
4. **[P Z & W LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/p-z-w-limited-coh-02961371):** £466k · [Masts and Towers Management (2026 - 2030)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/masts-and-towers-management-2026-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-05fd50)
5. **[7 Formation Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/7-formation-limited-coh-06718528):** £250k · [Fit out and Alteration Works of Broadford CRS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fit-out-and-alteration-works-of-broadford-crs-ocds-h6vhtk-06b4cd) · Awarded: 20 Aug 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 20
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 26
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Maritime and Coastguard Agency intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt