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title: "Provision of Aerial Surveillance for HMCG"
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# Provision of Aerial Surveillance for HMCG

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-aerial-surveillance-for-hmcg-ocds-h6vhtk-054718). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Maritime and Coastguard Agency: "Provision of Aerial Surveillance for HMCG". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Maritime and Coastguard Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air-sea rescue services, Surveillance services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-aerial-surveillance-for-hmcg-ocds-h6vhtk-054718#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054718`

## 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/provision-of-aerial-surveillance-for-hmcg-ocds-h6vhtk-054718#tl-md)

## Description
HM Coastguard (HMCG) helicopters and planes, provided under the UKSAR2G contract, have a primary role to provide search and rescue. However, they undertake a range of other missions in support of wider Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) objectives, and those of other government departments. 
In addition, HMCG require an Search and Surveillance service to provide near real time situational awareness in support of specialised SAR operations. 
Therefore, the MCA is planning to undertake a procurement for this additional Search and Surveillance service. The MCA will procure for intelligence, search, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets that can supply the information required. This service will not require national coverage. 
Potentially, during high-risk times, an HMCG surveillance asset could be operating for a full 24‑hour period extending into consecutive days and sometimes weeks. 
Respondents should bear in mind that the MCA will take a solution agnostic approach to the procurement and is open to different technological approaches, providing they can demonstrably meet the requirement to provide persistent maritime situational awareness in areas of need.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 60443100, 79714000

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2029 to 28/02/2034

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F101358-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-27T10:00:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:52:27.576Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054718