Command and Control Programme (C2P)

*Update* Following the Industry Day, which took place on 7th October 2026, the MCA has two important updates for interested parties: 1) The MCA has issued a written consultation, requesting written responses to the hypothesis and scenario questions shared at the Industry Event. This can be found on Jaggaer under PQQ_854. The deadline for responses is 13th November at 5pm. Clarification questions should be submitted via the Procurement Portal. The deadline for the submission of clarification questions, raised by interested parties, is 5pm on Friday 13th November 2026. The MCA intends to answer all clarification questions by Monday 30th November 2026. 2) As new interested parties can no longer access PQQ_804, which was created for registration for the Industry Day, the MCA has a new registration form under PQQ_855. Interested parties should use PQQ_855 to request access to PME materials in relation to the Industry Event. These materials will be subject to a Non-Disclosure Agreement, which is part of the registration process. Interested parties should login to https://dft.app.jaggaer.com and navigate to the above-referenced “PQQs”. Instructions for registering on Jaggaer are contained within the original notice. The deadline has been extended to reflect the MCA’s target date for issuing responses to any Clarification Questions received (30th November 2026). No other changes have been made to this notice. *End of update*

Original Description:

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) intends to undertake preliminary market engagement (PME) to consult with suppliers in relation to the MCA’s next generation procurement of its Command and Control Programme (C2P). The C2P aims to improve resilience, interoperability, situational awareness, and support for maritime incident management, pollution response and front-line search and rescue operations. The MCA’s vision is to create a modern, resilient and insight led capability that harnesses technology, improves decision making, strengthens operational performance, and delivers better outcomes for those we serve. The MCA’s objectives for the PME are:

• help shape its requirements and specification;
• understand available solutions and potential delivery approaches;
• understand opportunities and innovation opportunities;
• understand perceived risks and constraints;
• alert the market of the upcoming opportunity and provide the likely role and responsibilities of the next generation C2P partner(s);
• develop its approach to the procurement;
• identify suppliers that may be able to deliver the C2P and understand capacity in the market;
• gauge the level of market interest;
• elicit feedback on the MCA’s objectives and programme to assist the MCA to refine its approach.

The MCA reserves the right to amend any of the information contained within any of the PME materials and documents prior to the publication of the Tender Notice and commencement of any procurement process.