Aerial Dispersant Spray (ADS) Service
Details
- Supplier(s)
- RVL Aviation
- Value
- £64,424,694.7
- Topic
- Aerial and related services
- Published
- 13 July 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The provision of an Aerial Dispersant Spray (ADS) Service on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), providing a national capability to deliver aerial dispersant application in support of the UK's marine pollution response arrangements. The service includes the operation, maintenance and deployment of aircraft and associated spray systems capable of responding to oil pollution incidents within UK waters. Lot 1: The procurement sought a Service Provider to provide a national Aerial Dispersant Spray (ADS) Service on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The service supports the UK's marine pollution preparedness and response arrangements by providing aircraft, personnel, equipment, maintenance and operational capability required to apply oil dispersants in response to pollution incidents within UK waters.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date15 June 2026
- Completed: Award published13 July 2026Current 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
- 60440000 · Aerial and related services
- 60441000 · Aerial spraying services
- 60445000 · Aircraft operating services
- 90715200 · Other pollution investigation 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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