# Beacon Registry - Beta

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency](/buyers/mca-maritime-and-coastguard-agency/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [MADE TECH LIMITED](/contract-winners/made-tech/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £709,670
- Tender value: £1,100,000
- Award date: 23 December 2020
- Published: 28 March 2022
- Contract start: 23 December 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a5c137ca-8384-4434-a4c3-f66539465380-522011
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c4b7b4f-12db-4d0a-ad36-9e854530704b

## Description

The current Beacons Registry service is dependent on an legacy computer system \(CERS2\)\. A discovery and Alpha was completed to explore options to improve the service to public and business users as well as the back-office admin users, as well as provide resilience against service failure\. This Beta development continues this work\. This contract was awarded following a further competition under Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4\.

## Related contract awards

- [Command & Control Programme \(C2P\) - Accelerated Discovery](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-32919224-1b69-498a-864d-9e48107bb780): MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- [MCA Laptop Restock Aug 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e715655d-b61c-421e-87f5-55c219d1ce85): MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- [Accessibility Testing - Call-Off Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dcdb82e8-50ad-44db-a43f-edabdcf94225): MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- [Data Improvement Platform](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-01de796e-16fc-44ca-9a1f-588a47957eca): Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- [DROITS and Beacon Registry Continuous Improvement, Support and Maintenance 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c4101132-e942-4831-ad7c-c2b99a45ac6f): MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- [GDS Strategic IT and Security Delivery Partner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-409ba359-9be6-4f92-be6e-830869137d7a): DSIT

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5c137ca-8384-4434-a4c3-f66539465380-522011)