Supply and Support of Electronic Chart data for Border Force Cutters

Border Force is a law enforcement arm of the Home Office and operates a fleet of five sea going Cutters operating in both UK National and International waters under the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) Load Line Regulations.

Provision of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) & Port Data is required to support safe navigation both within and outside the territorial waters of the UK, including to other EC countries, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man.

The Cutters currently operate a suite of Simrad Argus NSTR and Simrad PLECDIS. The requirement will include all supporting software, licences, software updates, access codes, encryption codes and encryption keys as applicable.