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Support Services for UK Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Device - 2026

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 22:17.

Opportunity overview

The UK is required to collect position information from UK administered commercial fishing vessels over 12m in length, and where said vessels are fishing in EU states and other 3rd countries’ waters, forward those position reports to those states. This ongoing requirement is for the continued support services of AST Marine Science Ltd who are the suppliers of the required terminal, the bespoke firmware and the proprietorial network applications that receive and forward the position reports.

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.

AST Marine Sciences Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£78.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 May 2026
Including VAT
£94.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Great Yarmouth, UKH15, NR31 0LX, 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
C34080
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION
Id
GB-PPON-PNYJ-3726-PHZP
Role Details
DEFRA is the contracting authority. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is designated as the managing authority and is responsible for the operational management of the contract, including supplier performance, delivery oversight and ongoing contract administration.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNYJ-3726-PHZP

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Organisation 3
Name
AST Marine Sciences Limited
Id
GB-FTS-183240

Address

Street Address
Satellite House, Bessemer Way, Harfrey's Industrial Estate
Locality
Great Yarmouth
Postal Code
NR31 0LX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH15

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-183240
Name
AST Marine Sciences Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Support Services for UK Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Device - 2026
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
19 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
9 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
8 Jul 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
9 Jul 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
One optional extension of up to 12-months

Value

Including VAT
94,168.54
Amount
78,473.78
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055674-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Jun 2026, 12:44
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 055674-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·