Awarded contract

Civil Hydrography Programme Sample Analysis

Details

Buyer: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Supplier(s): THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
Value: £184,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Research services
Published: 20 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) intends to commission the British Geological Survey (BGS) to undertake Particle Size Analysis (PSA) on sediment samples collected as part of the MCA‑managed UK Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). This recommendation is made in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6(a) of the Procurement Act 2023. The BGS has been identified as the only supplier capable of meeting the Authority’s requirements within the scope of the current need, due to its specialist technical capability and sector‑specific expertise, which are essential to the delivery of the services. ## Contract award ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award date19 March 2026
Completed: Award published20 March 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2031in 5 years

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

73110000 · Research services

Decision makers

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