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Published 8 Aug 2024, 17:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Approved Doctors Information System Support and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£963,618total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 9 Sept 2024awarded 18 Jun 2025
Awarded to CATAPULT CX LIMITED, Professional Data Management Services Limited2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Support and maintenance services.

  • Recurrence: 01/08/26

CPV: System maintenance services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£963,618 together) · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1IT Managed Service for the MCA’s Approved Doctors’ Information System (ADIS)AwardedRenewalPublished value£531,801

The MCA undertook an open tender procedure under PCR 2015 for the following requirement:

A fully Managed Service for Approved Doctors Information System for Maritime and Coastguard Agency staff to provide support for, but not limited to:

  • Day-to-Day application operational support in running the client application.

o Incident Management

o Problem Management

o Change Management

o Service Requests.

o Maintenance

  • Support in debugging and diagnostics relating to third party integrations.
  • Minor updates to support third party or system API changes where required
  • Bug fixing application functionality.
  • Application of applicable security patches
  • All proactive maintenance required to keep the application healthy and available.
  • Meet agreed target resolution times.
  • Cloud health & monitoring to ensure the backups are working and are viable.
  • Security vulnerability patching, as per vendor guidance.
  • System upgrades / updates will be aligned to feature delivery.
  • Major Components will not be more than one year out of date.

To gain, and maintain, a high level of technical knowledge of the MCA ADIS system Portal to provide excellent customer service to MCA.

Delivery: UK · Southampton
Extensions: Contract length is 2 +1. Renewals would be required after year 2 if the extension option is not considered.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2IT Managed Service for the MCA’s Short Course Data Base (SCDB)RenewalPublished value£431,817

4.1 A fully Managed Service for the SCDB for Maritime and Coastguard Agency staff to provide support for, but not limited to:

  • Day-to-Day application operational support in running the client application.

o Incident Management

o Problem Management

o Change Management

o Service Requests.

o Maintenance

  • Support in debugging and diagnostics relating to third party integrations.
  • Minor updates to support third party or system API changes where required
  • Bug fixing application functionality.
  • Application of applicable security patches
  • All proactive maintenance required to keep the application healthy and available.
  • Meet agreed target resolution times.
  • Cloud health & monitoring to ensure the backups are working and are viable.
  • Security vulnerability patching, as per vendor guidance.
  • System upgrades / updates will be aligned to feature delivery.
  • Major Components will not be more than one year out of date. Additional information: Lot value identified is based on the following provision 2 year contract ,1 year extension: and allowance of Continuous improvement across the 3 year period
Delivery: UK · Southampton
Extensions: Contract length is 2 +1. Renewals would be required after year 2 if the extension option is not considered.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: Lots 1 and 2

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 01/08/26
First published
8 Aug 2024, 17:25 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
TCA 3/7/1576 Lot 1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039699
Classification (CPV)
System maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048920 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
9 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Sept 2024 → 14 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £280,7582 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · IT Managed Service for the MCA’s Approved Doctors’ Information System (ADIS)2 awards
CATAPULT CX LIMITEDSMEShort Course Database Support and Maintenance£100,758 †—Awarded
Professional Data Management Services Limited£180,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · IT Managed Service for the MCA’s Approved Doctors’ Information System (ADIS)3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public servicesMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsMaritime safety 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, UK, SO15 1EGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria