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    ContractsLRIT Data Centre Provision and Maintenance
    Awarded contract

    LRIT Data Centre Provision and Maintenance

    Awarded
    £1.4m
    Published 22 May 2026

    Opportunity to provide and maintain the UK's LRIT Data Centre for vessel tracking and maritime domain awareness compliance.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 22 May 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £1.4m
    Published 22 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,434,784
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • KN
      KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    22 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a qualified provider to establish and operate a Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Data Centre. This service is essential for the MCA to comply with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The selected provider must: deliver a fully operational Data Centre by 1 July 2026; meet all specified performance standards; receive and process position data from UK-flagged vessels; migrate historical position data from the existing Data Centre if needed; and enable seamless integration of LRIT data into the MCA's Maritime Domain Awareness Platform as a GIS layer. This is a critical maritime infrastructure contract requiring expertise in vessel tracking systems, data management, and platform integration.

    Track record

    3 awards · 3 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, Maritime and Coastguard Agency has awarded 3 contracts to 3 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Chartworld Europe GmbH1× · 33%
    2. AVENCA LIMITED1× · 33%
    3. KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITED1× · 33%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-05e8ab
    MC
    Buyer
    Maritime and Coastguard Agency
    Sector
    IT & Software