01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) intends to commission the British Geological Survey (BGS) to undertake Particle Size Analysis (PSA) on sediment samples collected as part of the MCA‑managed UK Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). This recommendation is made in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6(a) of the Procurement Act 2023. The BGS has been identified as the only supplier capable of meeting the Authority’s requirements within the scope of the current need, due to its specialist technical capability and sector‑specific expertise, which are essential to the delivery of the services.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Civil Hydrography Programme Sample Analysis
- Awarded
- 19 March 2026
- Award value
- £92,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- Not supplied
Civil Hydrography Programme Sample Analysis
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- £92,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- Not supplied
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
105 Commercial Road, Southampton, UKJ32, SO15 1EG, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PCWN-9665-QVMZBritish Geological Survey
Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham, UKF16, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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