Command and Control Programme (C2P)

This preliminary market engagement is being carried out pursuant to Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Act).

Please see ‘Description’ above for the MCA’s PME objectives in relation to this PME exercise.

The MCA will be holding an Industry Day for interested parties, where the MCA will present the C2P opportunity.

The Industry Day event will be held on Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 09:30, in a hotel in central Southampton.

Organisations interested in attending the Industry Day should confirm their attendance via a clarification response through the Procurement Portal, where the location and parking information will be confirmed. Please note, the MCA reserves the right to limit attendance to 1 attendee per organisation, in the event that the Industry Day is oversubscribed.

The Industry Day will include:

• an overview of the C2P project;
• context and objectives;
• discussion of the challenges and business needs that the MCA is seeking to address;
• opportunities for supplier engagement and feedback; and
• an outline of the anticipated next steps.

The Industry Day will be chaired by Mark Bradley, the Executive Director for Major Projects and Senior Responsible Owner for the C2P project.

The MCA, throughout the Industry Day, is keen to listen and learn from industry, through interactive and dynamic sessions. The focus will be on open dialogue, enabling suppliers to share their perspectives, experiences, and innovative ideas to help inform the MCA's understanding of the market in the context of the C2P project.

This Industry Day is intended to give the MCA insight into the market, help inform MCA thinking and achieve the PME objectives. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of MCA's strategic direction, operational challenges and future requirements, helping suppliers assess potential opportunities and shape future engagement.

PME materials used throughout the Industry Day which contain further background and information on the C2P opportunity, including the C2P project objectives will be provided on the Procurement Portal – available free of charge at dft.app.jaggaer.com ↗, following the Industry Day.

Interested parties who cannot attend the Industry Day will still be able to access the PME materials, via the Procurement Portal or by request via [email protected], following the Industry Day.

Participants and interested parties will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to either register for the event or access the PME materials.

With consent, after the event we also intend to issue the contact details of all supplier attendees and suppliers who registered their interest.

Please note, the MCA reserves the right to undertake additional PME in respect of the C2P project.

Clarification questions should be submitted via the Procurement Portal. The deadline for the submission of clarification questions, raised by interested parties, is 13:00 on Monday 12 October 2026.

It should be noted that participation or non-participation in the PME exercise will not preclude any organisation from participating in any future tender process. All interested parties should be aware that information pertaining to the PME process, including clarification questions and responses, will be shared in a suitably anonymous format during the PME and as part of any future tender process regarding this project. If a party considers information it provides as confidential or commercially sensitive, this should be highlighted to the MCA, via the Procurement Portal, for the MCA’s consideration. The MCA will not accept blanket statements of confidentiality or commercial sensitivity.

All correspondence about the event should be sent through the Procurement Portal (Jaggaer).

Registration:

Registration closes at 16:00 on Friday 2 October 2026.

To register your interest in the event, please submit your request through Jaggaer using the following link: dft.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Please navigate to pqq_804 and fill out the response form provided. You will be required to sign the NDA as part of this submission.

If you are not registered on Jaggaer, you can register by clicking the grey "click here to register!" button on the link above and following the instructions.

Please note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register. If you do not know your number access the following link to find yours: www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html ↗, click on the D-U-N-S number section. If a DUNS number is not found there is guidance on how to acquire one in the same place.

Should you have any technical issue registering on the Procurement Portal system please contact the Jaggaer Helpdesk:

Phone: 0800 069 8630

[email protected]