Awarded contract

Non-exclusive Administration of MCA Safety Assessments for Candidates

Details

Buyer: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Supplier(s): Scottish Qualifications Authority
Value: £1
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Administration services
Published: 29 September 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The MCA are awarding a contract for incumbent supplier to continue to deliver the non-exclusive administration of MCA Safety Assessments for Candidates. The examinations administered by the SQA on behalf of the MCA as listed: - STCW III/2 Management Engineer (Unlimited) - Engineering Knowledge: General/Motor - Engineering Knowledge: General/Steam - Engineering Knowledge Combined - STCW III/2 Management Engineer (Unlimited) Endorsement - Engineering Knowledge - Motor Endorsement - Engineering Knowledge - Steam Endorsement - Chief Engineer Endorsement (Yacht 3) - Chief Engineer (Yacht 2) - Second Engineer <3000GT, <9000kW Unlimited - Chief Engineer <500GT, <300kW Limited - Chief Engineer <300GT, <9000kW Unlimited Additional information: FTS notice: 2024/S 000-035351 Awarding as a negotiated procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 September 2025
Completed: Award published29 September 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 17 months

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. 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.

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.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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