Buyer Name: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Buyer Address: Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG, England
Contact Name: Jonathan Nicklin
Contact Email: contracts@mcga.gov.uk
Buyer Name: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Buyer Address: Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG, England
Contact Name: Jonathan Nicklin
Contact Email: contracts@mcga.gov.uk
The current support service expires on 14th May 2025. As a key solution for HM Coastguard (HMCG), the existing Alerting and Tasking solution instantly notifies via SMS and email Coastguard Rescue Officers and Full-time Officers (FTO) about Coastguard incidents with informative messages direct from the operations room. It is essential this service is maintained and that this renewal is agreed, in the meantime a new solution will be sought in line with the newly released MCA IT Strategy 2025-2028 and a new tender will be issued accordingly. This is a call-off contract is from the RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions framework agreement.
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