The Administration of the UK Government Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) Scheme

Official notice

Authority: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Open procedure (above threshold)

CPV: Administrative development project services (75112100)

Published contract value£503,420Exc. VAT

Contract ends 31 Mar 2027

Awarded to Ricardo-AEA Limited

Contract starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract has been awarded for the administration of Government support grants for maritime training, under the scheme known as SMarT - UK Support for Maritime Training. SMarT may provide government financial assistance under the powers in Section 56 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to providers of approved training.

Published procurement details

Procedure: Open procedure (above threshold)
Buyer reference: tender_429233/1343939
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Tender deadline: 20 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
Published: 16 Jan 2024, 14:43 GMT
Procurement method: Open
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: SO15 1EG; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Notice published
16 Jan 2024
Contract starts
1 Apr 2024
Award decision
10 Apr 2024
Contract ends
31 Mar 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MCA - Maritime and Coastguard AgencyContracting authority Spring Place. 105 Commercial Rd, Southampton, SO15 1EG, EnglandContact email
URL
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

Suppliers named on the notice

Ricardo-AEA LimitedSupplier The Gemini Building Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot OX11 0QR
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Link to eSourcing Portal tenderDocument

Notices published for this procedure

Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder tenderTender noticeen16 Jan 2024, 14:43 GMT
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen16 Apr 2024, 11:01 BST
Updated 25 Feb 2026, 14:12 GMT

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-7ef557d4-9e5a-47bf-88d1-bdf3aaa8327c-2026-02-25T14:12:29Z
Published: 16 Jan 2024
Latest update: 25 Feb 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-7ef557d4-9e5a-47bf-88d1-bdf3aaa8327c
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-7ef557d4-9e5a-47bf-88d1-bdf3aaa8327c-1