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title: "VMS Hub Replacement"
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# VMS Hub Replacement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vms-hub-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-042345). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "VMS Hub Replacement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,250,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042345`

## 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/vms-hub-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-042345#tl-md)

## Description
The VMS Communications Hub receives position reports from electronic devices (VMS terminals) installed on fishing vessels. These reports are automatically submitted at regular intervals by either satellite or GPRS/ GSM communications channels<br/><br/>The United Kingdom Fishing Administrations  (UKFA)s are responsible for implementing the EU Common Fisheries Policy and regulations for the UK as well as National regulations. EU Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011) states that a Member State must operate a vessel monitoring system (VMS) using satellite communication systems to monitor the location of:<br/><br/>•	UK licensed fishing vessels wherever they operate. <br/>•	Foreign licensed fishing vessels operating in UK waters.<br/>•	Vessels operating in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs).<br/>•	Foreign vessels wherever they maybe,: when engaged in Joint Deployment Plans (JDP) with the UK.<br/><br/>This requires integrating the UK VMS with other states end points and with several transponder supplier and 3rd party systems as well as developing bespoke UK management functionality.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The UK VMS requires a vessel monitoring system (VMS) using satellite communication systems to monitor the location of:<br/>• UK licensed fishing vessels wherever they operate;<br/>• Foreign licensed fishing vessels operating in UK waters;<br/>• Vesse...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036402-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-11T15:36:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T17:24:13.411Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042345