Official UK procurement notice
Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement seeks to find a provider capable of providing and maintaining an LRIT Data Centre on behalf of the MCA to ensure the UK fulfils its obligations under the SOLAS Convention.
The Data Centre must meet all the relevant performance standards, be ready from the 1st of July 2026 to receive position data from UK flagged vessels, and be able to migrate legacy position data from the previous Data Centre, if required. The data from the Data Centre must be able to integrate with the MCA's Maritime Domain Awareness Platform as a GIS layer.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 13 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Computer network services · Computer-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,250,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 13 Jan 2031
- First published
- 25 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 May 2026
- Authority reference
TCA 3/7/1535- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030132- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e8abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenderers must register on the Department for Transport's (DfT) procurement portal (Jaggaer) in order to access the tender documents and bid for this opportunity.
dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
***Once logged into Jaggaer, navigate to: itt_3065 UK Long Range Identification and Tracking Collaborative Data Centre***
Timeline
25 Nov 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published329 days ago25 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Market engagement304 days ago19 Dec 2025, 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.
dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
***Once logged into Jaggaer, navigate to: pqq_687 Long Range Identification and Tracking
- Next notice expected252 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Clarification questions by188 days ago15 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago5 May 2026, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent151 days ago22 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by146 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago23 Jun 2026, 15:54 BST
- Contract starts111 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 09:47 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,250,0001 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Status changed to active1 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Deadline published: 5 May 2026, 11:00 BST1 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Contract award notice published22 May 2026, 10:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 May 2026, 10:29 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Jun 2026, 15:54 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 25 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITEDUK Long Range Identification and Tracking Collaborative Data Centre1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: The contract can be extended for a period up to 24 months. | £1,434,784 | 22 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
UK Long Range Identification and Tracking Collaborative Data Centre · KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITED
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,434,784
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended for a period up to 24 months. The cost for the 24 month extension will be £599,474 excluding VAT
No agreed KPIs: KPIs have been included in the contract but do not need to be published as the contract value is below the relevant threshold.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender