Radio Network Infrastructure Replacement

HM Coastguard are required to monitor VHF & MF Radio transmissions from vessels at sea and provide assistance in case of emergency to prevent loss of life within the UK's jurisdiction. In order to do this, the current network consists of 155 Remote Radio sites (RRS), situated around 11,000 miles of UK coastline. This network facilitates all communication transmissions to and from vessels at sea and to the HM Coastguard Watch Officers based at our 10 Coastguard Operation Centres around the UK and the National Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham via two Data Centres.

The existing network that links these remote radio sites to the HMCG Operations Centres needs to be replaced; the reason is that the analogue Kilostream product that underpins the existing network is being withdrawn from the market in March 2020 by BT in line with a wider OFCOM deregulation of low bandwidth analogue point-to-point product types across the telecommunications industry.

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency will not be liable for any costs of any nature incurred by suppliers (or any of its joint venture or consortium members or subcontractors) involved in this procurement exercise and suppliers bid at their own risk and expense including without limit if Maritime and Coastguard Agency cancel the procurement or make no award.

Contracting authorities shall exclude an economic operator from participation in a procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulation 57 and the Supplier Qualification Pack.

Suppliers must submit the information required in the Supplier Questionnaire pack by the deadline of 11:00 on 27th July 2018, in accordance with the requirements set out in the Supplier Questionnaire pack.

Please note the contract value provided is an estimate. Suppliers are not guaranteed business through this contractual agreement.