Support and Maintenance of MCA's COSPAS-SARSAT Ground Stations
Maritime & Coastguard Agency · Awarded contract
AwardedSupport and Maintenance of MCA's COSPAS-SARSAT Ground Stations
Awarded 31 Mar 2016
Awarded31 Mar 2016
Value£214,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Safety & Security
Ended 8y 7mo ago1y 12mo term
Awarded 31 Mar 2016Expired 30 Mar 2018
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The Maritime & Coastguard Agency awarded a contract to Honeywell Global Tracking Limited for support and maintenance of the MCA-owned Geostationary and Low Earth Orbit Ground Stations, including GEOLUT and LEOLUT units that are part of the international COSPAS-SARSAT system for detecting emergency position-indicating radio beacons and relaying location data to search and rescue services.
The contract covers both proactive scheduled maintenance and reactive fault rectification by the system manufacturer, which is necessary for the MCA to retain COSPAS-SARSAT approval for inclusion of the UK systems in the international SAR response capability.
The contract value is AUD 214,000.
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