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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Support Services for UK Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Device - 2026

ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published12 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@defra.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

The UK is required to collect position information from UK administered commercial fishing vessels over 12m in length, and where said vessels are fishing in EU states and other 3rd countries’ waters, forward those position reports to those states.

This ongoing requirement is for the continued support services of AST Marine Science Ltd who are the suppliers of the required terminal, the bespoke firmware and the proprietorial network applications that receive and forward the position reports.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The UK is required to collect position

The UK is required to collect position information from UK administered commercial fishing vessels over 12m in length, and where said vessels are fishing in EU states and other 3rd countries’ waters, forward those position reports to those states.

02

This ongoing requirement is for the continued

This ongoing requirement is for the continued support services of AST Marine Science Ltd who are the suppliers of the required terminal, the bespoke firmware and the proprietorial network applications that receive and forward the position reports.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b401
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
055674-2026
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