Notice Information
Notice Title
712242452 - Mission Crew Trainer Sustainment - Contracts Finder VTN
Notice Description
The E7 Acquisition Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 3-year contract to Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd for the maintenance of the current Mission Crew Trainer software and hardware located in RAF Lossiemouth. This contract placement is intended to be awarded with an additional 3 option years. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd are the only company to have access to the Mission Crew Trainer source code/data and other necessary technical information to enable it to meet the RAF's synthetic training needs and provide the maintenance required throughout the contracting period. To be successful in maintaining the functionality of the equipment, the supplier must have suitable experience and detailed knowledge of the system including both hardware and software which is only available within Plexsys. It is critical that the Mission Crew Trainer device remains fully operational and contracting with another contractor would pose a high risk to its critical functionality, thereby jeopardising the training of rear crew. For these reasons, Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd is the only supplier able to meet the requirement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-9a457551-938f-4ebd-96c8-126bcb175e4d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83a4f6c6-010c-4d57-ad4b-61743db2b426
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80660000 - Training and simulation in military electronic systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,966,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- des-airistar-e7-cm@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83a4f6c6-010c-4d57-ad4b-61743db2b426
28th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-b5fd17-9a457551-938f-4ebd-96c8-126bcb175e4d-2024-11-28T10:26:06Z",
"date": "2024-11-28T10:26:06Z",
"ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-9a457551-938f-4ebd-96c8-126bcb175e4d",
"language": "en",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "tender_455115/1429915",
"title": "712242452 - Mission Crew Trainer Sustainment - Contracts Finder VTN",
"description": "The E7 Acquisition Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 3-year contract to Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd for the maintenance of the current Mission Crew Trainer software and hardware located in RAF Lossiemouth. This contract placement is intended to be awarded with an additional 3 option years. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd are the only company to have access to the Mission Crew Trainer source code/data and other necessary technical information to enable it to meet the RAF's synthetic training needs and provide the maintenance required throughout the contracting period. To be successful in maintaining the functionality of the equipment, the supplier must have suitable experience and detailed knowledge of the system including both hardware and software which is only available within Plexsys. It is critical that the Mission Crew Trainer device remains fully operational and contracting with another contractor would pose a high risk to its critical functionality, thereby jeopardising the training of rear crew. For these reasons, Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd is the only supplier able to meet the requirement",
"datePublished": "2024-11-28T10:26:06Z",
"status": "active",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "80660000",
"description": "Training and simulation in military electronic systems"
},
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"postalCode": "IV31 6SD"
},
{
"countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
},
{
"countryName": "Channel Islands"
},
{
"countryName": "Europe"
},
{
"countryName": "Isle of Man"
},
{
"countryName": "Rest of the World"
},
{
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
]
}
],
"value": {
"amount": 10966000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"procurementMethod": "limited",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)",
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-03-31T10:00:00+01:00"
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2028-11-30T23:59:59Z"
},
"suitability": {
"sme": true,
"vcse": false
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"documents": [
{
"id": "1",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
"url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83a4f6c6-010c-4d57-ad4b-61743db2b426",
"datePublished": "2024-11-28T10:26:06Z",
"format": "text/html",
"language": "en"
}
]
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-CFS-302451",
"name": "Ministry of Defence",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Ministry of Defence"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "MoD Abbey Wood, NH1 Yew1b",
"locality": "Bristol",
"postalCode": "BS34 8JH",
"countryName": "England"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "DES-AirISTAR-E7-CM@mod.gov.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
]
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-CFS-302451",
"name": "Ministry of Defence"
}
}