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Official procurement procedure
Hydrographic Survey Services
Hydrographic surveying services
Location not published
Published value
£16,500,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Maritime and Coastguard Agency: "Hydrographic Survey Services". Published status: planned. Published value: £16,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £16,500,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Maritime and Coastguard Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Port Of SheernessTop vendor: 66% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 79 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Port Of Sheerness | 1 win | £999,937 |
| CROWN WORKSPACE LIMITED | 1 win | £225,000 |
| NASH MARITIME LIMITED | 1 win | £98,920 |
| TEK Contracts Ltd | 1 win | £98,589 |
| British Geological Survey | 1 win | £92,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMaritime and Coastguard Agency | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published31 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST | Last source update31 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHydrographic surveying services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068ac3 | ||
What is being bought
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport. The MCA is responsible throughout the UK for implementing and developing the UK Government’s maritime safety and environmental protection policy. That includes co-ordinating Search and Rescue at sea through His Majesty’s Coastguard 24 hours a day, and checking that ships meet UK and international safety rules. The MCA work to prevent the loss of lives at the coast and at sea, to ensure that ships are safe, and to prevent coastal pollution: Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas.
The MCA plays a unique role within Government in discharging the UK's statutory hydrographic obligations under the United Nations’ Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention. The MCA funds, manages and delivers the UK Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). The CHP is a multi-million-pound MCA-led Government initiative to prioritise, survey and map UK waters in order to keep UK nautical charts and publications current, safe and fit for purpose.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
31 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST - Official notice release published
31 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST - Published value updated to £16,500,000
24 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST - Status changed to planned
24 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST - Official notice release published
24 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST - Buyer information updated
24 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
31 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST - Procedure published
31 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST - engagement
14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledMarket Consultation Questionnaire to be completed in the DfT eSourcing portal Jaggaer. Suppliers must register on the Department for Transport's (DfT) procurement portal (Jaggaer) in order to access the market consultation documents and respond to the questionnaire. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ***Once logged into Jaggaer, navigate to: pqq_793 MCA Civil Hydrography Programme Review***
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCWN-9665-QVMZDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 31 Jul 2026, 15:20 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |