Provision of Iridium Mobile and Fixed Terminals (Business Continuity Planning)
Details
- Value
- £133,333
- Topic
- Satellite-related communications equipment
- Published
- 12 August 2025
- Submission
- 12 August 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has tendered for the provision of 19 Iridium satellite communication terminals with airtime contracts to provision a resilient, non-terrestrial communication capability during a national or critical infrastructure outages. Please note that the awarded value excludes extension options, but these were taken into account as part of the whole life cost assessment in accordance with the ITT procedure set out.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published12 August 2025Current notice
About the buyer
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport, and buys as a central government agency for maritime and coastal search and rescue. Procurement follows the Department for Transport's process, using the Jaggaer portal for tender documents and bids. Smaller opportunities are advertised on Contracts Finder, with larger ones moving to Find a Tender. Crown Commercial Service frameworks are used where they fit the agency's needs. Specialist maritime technical and scientific services are sourced through dedicated frameworks instead. The Procurement Team sits within Commercial and Programmes at the agency's Southampton headquarters.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of Maritime and Coastguard Agency's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 32530000 · Satellite-related communications equipment
- 64200000 · Telecommunications services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@maritime-and-coastguard-agency.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@maritime-and-coastguard-agency.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@maritime-and-coastguard-agency.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@maritime-and-coastguard-agency.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@maritime-and-coastguard-agency.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@maritime-and-coastguard-agency.gov |
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