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ClosedStage · preprocurement

MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

NAVTEX (NAVigational TELeX) Managed Service - Market Engagement

Communications EquipmentCPV 32000000 64000000 72000000
ValueValue not published
Deadline24 Sept 2021
Published3 Sept 2021
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 3 Sept 2021ClosedCloses 24 Sept 2021
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The brief

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is interested to understand the 'Markets' perspective on our requirement for a NAVTEX Managed Service and is taking the opportunity to request supplier feedback in the form of a Market Engagement.

Suppliers are invited to respond to the MCA's questionnaire by registering on the Department for Transport's (DfT) Jaggaer portal and navigating to "pqq_100 - Market Engagement - NAVTEX (NAVigational TELeX) Managed Services" The MCA has 3 requirements: NAVTEX, DSC (Digital Selective Calling) and NAVTEX Cloud.

Further details are provided below.

Navtex: 1.2.1 The provision of NAVTEX software to continue MCAs commitment for the transmission of all NAVTEX Data.

1.2.2 A fully managed service with 99.999% availability 24x7x365.

1.2.3 A maintenance provision for the repair and replacement of NAVTEX modems.

DSC: 2.2.1 For the provision of DSC hardware and software to continue the MCAs commitment for the monitoring of all DSC transmissions.

2.2.2 A fully managed service with 99.999% availability 24x7x365 2.2.3 A maintenance provision for the repair and replacement of DSC modems.

NAVTEX Cloud: 3.2.1 Requirement to provide a cloud hosted NAVTEX transmission and monitoring service to the MCA for NAVTEX transmissions.

3.2.2 The server must be hosted from the UK.

3.2.3 Provide a fully managed service with 99.999% availability for the cloud solution

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

3.2.1 Requirement to provide a cloud hosted

3.2.1 Requirement to provide a cloud hosted NAVTEX transmission and monitoring service to the MCA for NAVTEX transmissions.

02

3.2.2 The server must be hosted from

3.2.2 The server must be hosted from the UK.

03

3.2.3 Provide a fully managed service

3.2.3 Provide a fully managed service with 99.999% availability for the cloud solution.

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Stage
preprocurement · Closed
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