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Provision of Aerial Surveillance for HMCG[E12]

Southampton, United KingdomMaritime and Coastguard Agency[E1]

In plain English

What they want: HM Coastguard (HMCG) helicopters and planes, provided under the UKSAR2G contract, have a primary role to provide search and rescue. However, they undertake a range of other missions in support of wider Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) objectives, and those of other government departments.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Not stated
Published 27 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Maritime and Coastguard AgencySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Expected deadline: Not stated
Value: Not stated
Published[E10]: 27 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 15 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

HM Coastguard (HMCG) helicopters and planes, provided under the UKSAR2G contract, have a primary role to provide search and rescue. However, they undertake a range of other missions in support of wider Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) objectives, and those of other government departments. In addition, HMCG require an Search and Surveillance service to provide near real time situational awareness in support of specialised SAR operations. Therefore, the MCA is planning to undertake a procurement for this additional Search and Surveillance service. The MCA will procure for intelligence, search, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets that can supply the information required. This service will not require national coverage. Potentially, during high-risk times, an HMCG surveillance asset could be operating for a full 24‑hour period extending into consecutive days and sometimes weeks. Respondents should bear in mind that the MCA will take a solution agnostic approach to the procurement and is open to different technological approaches, providing they can demonstrably meet the requirement to provide persistent maritime situational awareness in areas of need.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E7]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E8]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Mar 2029 to 28 Feb 2034.[E4]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E9]
UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 101358-2026

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Document 101358-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 79714000 (Surveillance services).
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 60443100 (Air-sea rescue services).
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Lot 1 runs from 1 Mar 2029 to 28 Feb 2034.
“2029-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 to 2034-02-28T23:59:59+00:00”
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101358-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“HM Coastguard (HMCG) helicopters and planes, provided under the UKSAR2G contract, have a primary role to provide search and rescue. However, they undertake a range of other missions in support of wider Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) objectives, and those of other governmen…”
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 101358-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice was published on 27 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-27T10:00:23Z”
Document 101358-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planned.
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The notice is titled "Provision of Aerial Surveillance for HMCG".
Document 101358-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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