Planned procurement · Notice 101358-2026
Provision of Aerial Surveillance for HMCG
- Value
- Value not stated
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Mar 2029 – 28 Feb 2034
In plain English
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is planning to buy a search and surveillance service for HM Coastguard, giving near real time awareness of what is happening at sea to support specialised search and rescue operations. The contract is planned to run from 1 March 2029 to 28 February 2034, and the notice does not give a value, a deadline or a bidding process.
Good fit for: Aerial or other surveillance operators (crewed aircraft, drones or other technology) able to provide round-the-clock maritime monitoring.
- Must keep watch for 24 hours, sometimes for weeks
during high-risk times, an HMCG surveillance asset could be operating for a full 24‑hour period extending into consecutive days and sometimes weeks.
- Must prove the solution meets the need
providing they can demonstrably meet the requirement to provide persistent maritime situational awareness in areas of need.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
HM Coastguard (HMCG) helicopters and planes, provided under the UKSAR2G contract, have a primary role to provide search and rescue. However, they undertake a range of other missions in support of wider Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) objectives, and those of other government departments. In addition, HMCG require an Search and Surveillance service to provide near real time situational awareness in support of specialised SAR operations. Therefore, the MCA is planning to undertake a procurement for this additional Search and Surveillance service. The MCA will procure for intelligence, search, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets that can supply the information required. This service will not require national coverage. Potentially, during high-risk times, an HMCG surveillance asset could be operating for a full 24‑hour period extending into consecutive days and sometimes weeks. Respondents should bear in mind that the MCA will take a solution agnostic approach to the procurement and is open to different technological approaches, providing they can demonstrably meet the requirement to provide persistent maritime situational awareness in areas of need.
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 27 Oct 2026.
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