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UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency seeks new data center
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The UK's Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) is looking for a new data center.
Key facts
- The contract is valued at around £1.5 million ($1.98m) including VAT
- According to the tender, the data center will need to be ready from July 1, 2026, to receive position data from UK-flagged vessels
- The UK's Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) is looking for a new data center
- Data will need to be able to integrate with the MCA's Maritime Domain Awareness Platform as a GIS layer
Summary
In a tender, the MCA has put out the call for a provider "capable of providing and maintaining" a data center for "Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)." LRIT is a mandatory global satellite-based system that requires ships to automatically transmit their identity and position every six hours. The data center is necessary to ensure the UK meets its obligations under the SOLAS convention - the international guidelines for the "Safety of Life at Sea" that were established in response to the Titanic disaster. According to the tender, the data center will need to be ready from July 1, 2026, to receive position data from UK-flagged vessels.