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# Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/navigational-telex-navtex-and-digital-selective-calling-dsc-ocds-h6vhtk-03c360). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Maritime and Coastguard Agency: "Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,600,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 May 2023, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: dft.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Maritime and Coastguard Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78)
- **Published Value:** £1,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 May 2023 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Systems support services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,541,573 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/navigational-telex-navtex-and-digital-selective-calling-dsc-ocds-h6vhtk-03c360#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c360`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/navigational-telex-navtex-and-digital-selective-calling-dsc-ocds-h6vhtk-03c360#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dft.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdft.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/navigational-telex-navtex-and-digital-selective-calling-dsc-ocds-h6vhtk-03c360#participate

## Description
Contract is required to support the development, implementation (including training) and maintenance of new control service infrastructure for HM Coastguard’s (HMCG) Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX (NAVigational TEleX) capability. This will include the provision to replace any hardware interfaces (modems) at all receive/transmission sites across the UK, to replace the legacy interfaces that are proprietary and end of service life.
Both Lots were awarded to a sole supplier.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Contract is required to support the development, implementation (including training) and maintenance of new control service infrastructure for HM Coastguard’s (HMCG) Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX (NAVigational TEleX) capability. This wil...

### Lot Lot 1 - Navtex: Navigational Telex (Navtex) Managed Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1 - Navtex`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72253200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) is a communications system that allows for the transmission of maritime safety information and navigational warnings to ships. It uses a network of ground-based transmitters to transmit messages via medium frequency (MF) t...
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2028

### Lot Lot 2 - DSC: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Managed Service
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2 - DSC`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72253200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** Digital Selective Calling is a component of the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS) and the MCA is obliged to operate this service under International Maritime Organization Resolution.  The current legacy solution employs proprietary mod...
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) (active)
  - Award id: `035282-2023-TCA 3/7/1389-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Frequentis (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184234`
  - Value: £1,541,573 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** NAVigational TEleX (NAVTEX) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,541,573
  - Signed Date: 01/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035282-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-29T18:46:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T00:54:22.057Z
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