Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.4m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
22 May 2026
Description
This procurement seeks to find a provider capable of providing and maintaining an LRIT Data Centre on behalf of the MCA to ensure the UK fulfils its obligations under the SOLAS Convention. The Data Centre must meet all the relevant performance standards, be ready from the 1st of July 2026 to receive position data from UK flagged vessels, and be able to migrate legacy position data from the previous Data Centre, if required. The data from the Data Centre must be able to integrate with the MCA's Maritime Domain Awareness Platform as a GIS layer.
Scope
- Reference
- TCA 3/7/1535
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2029Possible extension to 30 Jun 2031
Contract can be extended by an optional two year extension
- CPV classifications
- 7250000072700000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | — | quality | 60.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Commercial | — | cost | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.4m
Award date
21 May 2026
Contract start
30 Jun 2026
Contract end
30 Jun 2029