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Navtex (NAVigational TELeX) and DSC (Digital Selective Calling) Managed Service

Maritime and Coastguard Agency · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 01:41.

Opportunity overview

12 month contract for the managed service of NAVTEX, including Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and NAVTEX Cloud, to the incumbent supplier of these services. This is a direct award. The MCA is currently implementing a new Navtex and DSC solution, which was tendered via an open procedure (notice number 2023/S 000-035282). The implementation has been delayed and the MCA is therefore required to maintain the existing solution with I.C.S Electronics for a further 12 month period. The supplier's solution is embedded in HM Coastguard infrastructure and must be maintained. There is no reasonable alternative at this time.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITED

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Contract value
£193.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£231.8k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWQJ-2166-QXTW
Location
Arundel, UKJ27, BN18 0BF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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 3/7/1994
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The MCA is currently implementing a new Navtex and DSC solution, which was tendered via an open procedure (notice number 2023/S 000-035282). The implementation has been delayed and the MCA is therefore required to maintain the existing solution with I.C.S Electronics for a further 12 month period. The supplier's solution is embedded in HM Coastguard infrastructure and must be maintained. There is no reasonable alternative at this time.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCWN-9665-QVMZ

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PWQJ-2166-QXTW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWQJ-2166-QXTW

Address

Street Address
Unit V Rudford Industrial Estate, Ford Road, Ford,
Locality
Arundel
Postal Code
BN18 0BF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ27

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWQJ-2166-QXTW
Name
I.C.S. ELECTRONICS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
11 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Continuation of a longstanding existing service on an interim basis

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Options

Description
Potential to vary contract to allow for costs associated with a data centre migration.

Value

Including VAT
231,768
Amount
193,140
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032975-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Apr 2026, 16:42
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 003212-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 015072-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 032975-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·