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Marking and Guarding of the SS Richard Montgomery

Maritime and Coastguard Agency · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:23.

Opportunity overview

The scope of this requirement is to provide Marking and Guarding Services to His Majesty's Coastguard relating to the SS Richard Montgomery wreck. There is also a requirement for the Service Provider to procure state of the art camera equipment enabling the wreck to be monitored effectively in periods of low visibility and at night.

Classification

  • CPV71700000 — Monitoring and control services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
TCA 3/7/1682
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This procurement is justified on technical grounds due to the SS Richard Montgomery wreck being located within the statutory port jurisdiction of Peel Ports Group. As the designated harbour authority, Peel Ports is uniquely positioned to deliver the marking and guarding services required, including 24-hour surveillance, access control, and emergency response. No other port authority possesses the legal mandate, infrastructure, or operational readiness to fulfil this requirement.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025, 23:59

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Monitoring and control services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048330-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 11:24

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCWN-9665-QVMZ
Name
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ32
Country
GB
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO15 1EG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
105 Commercial Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PCWN-9665-QVMZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Jonathan Nicklin

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
63724000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Navigation services

Value

Amount
1,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,200,000

Renewal

Description
The Authority reserves the right to extend the requirement by up to 24 months.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
049629-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
18 Aug 2025, 16:49

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
15 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2032, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southampton · UKJ32 · SO15 1EG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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