The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the executive agency of the Department for Transport responsible for maritime safety, search and rescue and the enforcement of merchant shipping legislation, headquartered at Spring Place, Southampton. It procures search and rescue helicopter services, coastguard equipment, vessel survey services, training and IT systems supporting HM Coastguard around the UK coast.
At a glance
MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency has awarded £2.2bn across 438 suppliers, with 176 live contracts.
Why: Top supplier share 90% · 1 open notice now · 19 awards in last 90 d (£15.2m) · SME share 13% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.
About this buyer
Mission, scope and statutory context.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the executive agency of the Department for Transport responsible for maritime safety, search and rescue and the enforcement of merchant shipping legislation, headquartered at Spring Place, Southampton. It procures search and rescue helicopter services, coastguard equipment, vessel survey services, training and IT systems supporting HM Coastguard around the UK coast.
Spend profile
Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.
Contract pipeline
Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.
Planned
0
Open (bidding)
1
Awarded (90d)
19
Frameworks open
0
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Instrument type
Awarded contracts · 176 live
All contracts with a published award notice where MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARITIME & COASTGUARD AGENCY (MCA) - HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS MODULAR CRS FACILITIES UPGRADE PROJECT | — | 45000000 | £0 | — | active |
| AI Apprenticeship Programme | MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED | 80000000 | £150k | 10 May 2026 | active |
| End of Life Monitor and Dock Replacement | MTI TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 50312600 | £153k | 01 May 2026 | active |
| HMCG Wet Weather Uniform - Extension | ILASCO LIMITED | 18100000 | £150k | 05 Dec 2025 | active |
| HEO Financial Accountant | MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED | 79620000 | £30k | 09 Feb 2026 | active |
| Training Course for Future SEO | Ernst & Young LLP | 79633000 | £24k | 01 Mar 2026 | active |
| Diligent Boardbooks | Diligent Boardbooks Limited | 48620000 | £54k | 07 Apr 2026 | active |
| Back-up as a service | Centerprise International Limited | 48620000 | £72k | 19 Nov 2025 | active |
| Avaya IP Office | CHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITED | 64215000 | £3k | 05 Feb 2026 | active |
| Articulate 360 Licenses | Traineasy Ltd | 72212218 | £24k | 19 Mar 2026 | active |
Top suppliers · by total award value
Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.
Category spend breakdown
By CPV division · lifetime awards
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.
Commercial & procurement leadership
Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.
Curated leadership roster
Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.
Modifications · 0 in 90 d
Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.
No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.
MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.
Compliance & transparency
FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.
FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion
Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.
SME & social value
Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.
target 33%
Peer benchmark
vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.
Compare against the peer group
£149 / seat / month. Configurable peer groups, rolling trendlines, and CSV / PDF exports for board packs.
News mentions
Major UK press & trade publications.
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Statutory & accountability
Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.
Identifiers & contact
- Type
- Contracting authority
- Region
- United Kingdom
Board & accountable officers
Accountable officer + board roster
Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.
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