Notice Information
Notice Title
Army Collective Training Service (ACTS)
Notice Description
The Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) will transform training to match ever-more-complex future threats, through digitalisation, simulation, a different relationship with industry, and by changing how and where the military trains. The objective of the Collective Training Transformation Programme is to appoint a Strategic Training Partner (STP) to jointly develop and implement the Army Collective Training Service (ACTS). The procurement of the STP will be through a two-stage procurement, this will involve the award of Development Contracts to short-listed Tenderers following the first stage of the procurement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03ec80
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008419-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
48 - Software package and information systems
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
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- CPV Codes
34152000 - Training simulators
45214800 - Training facilities building
48518000 - Emulation software package
48610000 - Database systems
48611000 - Database software package
48612000 - Database-management system
71540000 - Construction management services
72212518 - Emulation software development services
72212931 - Training software development services
72242000 - Design-modelling services
72310000 - Data-processing services
72314000 - Data collection and collation services
72322000 - Data management services
79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
79632000 - Personnel-training services
79993000 - Building and facilities management services
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
80511000 - Staff training services
80520000 - Training facilities
80521000 - Training programme services
80522000 - Training seminars
80530000 - Vocational training services
80531200 - Technical training services
80532000 - Management training services
80570000 - Personal development training services
80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials
80610000 - Training and simulation in security equipment
80620000 - Training and simulation in firearms and ammunition
80630000 - Training and simulation in military vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Sep 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Attn: CTTP Commercial, Commercial department, attn: Rachel Robinson
- Contact Email
- army-progs-acts-commercial@mod.gov.uk, rachel.robinson972@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ANDOVER
- Postcode
- SP11 8HJ
- Post Town
- Salisbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Warminster North & Rural
- Westminster Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
Further Information
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.
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