Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 29 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ISO 9001 Certification and Audit Services

Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed£0£0 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 29 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is undertaking early market engagement to understand supplier capability, delivery options and indicative costs for ISO 9001 certification and audit services.

The information received will help the MCA refine its requirements, assess market capacity and support the development of any future procurement approach.

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 29 Aug 2027 — 28 Aug 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions
Extension options published
79212000 Auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ced

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    29 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
  2. Market engagementin 28 days
    27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    Market 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. more…https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ***Once logged into Jaggaer navigate to: pqq_836 Early Market Engagement - ISO 9001 Certification and Audit Services***
  3. Contract startsin 333 days
    29 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 17:05 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCWN-9665-QVMZ 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, South East, SO15 1EG [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure