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The Supply of the Falcon Training Service (WANT)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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25 Mar 2024 at 15:54

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for "The Supply of the Falcon Training Service (WANT)" to BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. This contract falls under the services category within the industry classification of training and simulation in military electronic systems. The procurement method used was a limited negotiation without publication of a contract notice. The procurement process started with a tender and has now been successfully awarded. The contract is currently active, signed on 25th March 2024, with a total value of 4,950,000 GBP. The delivery location is at HQ Defence School of CIS in Blandford Camp, Dorset, UK, with the buying organisation being the Ministry of Defence.

This contract for the Falcon Training Service presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in providing staff training services, training programme services, and technical training services to compete. The unique nature of this opportunity, focusing on military electronic systems training, requires expertise in complex systems like the Falcon SST system. Businesses with the technical capabilities, equipment, and expertise to support and upgrade such systems immediately post-award would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Timely delivery and high service standards are critical, considering the impact any delay could have on the Ministry of Defence's operational outputs and relationship with allies.

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Notice Title

The Supply of the Falcon Training Service (WANT)

Notice Description

The Supply of the Falcon Training Service (Wide Area Network Training - WANT)

Lot Information

Lot 1

WANT is essential in providing and maintaining both the Royal SIGNALS (Army) and RAF with trained personnel to deploy the Falcon communications network. The Falcon network provides backbone communications across Defence on operations. WANT requires Contractor (White Fleet) provided support to deliver the required trained capability for both Air and Land Forces. The Military (Green Fleet) alone cannot support the throughput of students in the time required. Green Fleet equipment is limited in its availability and in the number of students that can be trained simultaneously, unlike the White Fleet Training Equipment that replicates the Green Fleet equipment system elements through emulation on a classroom networked personal computer. The current training solution also provides a separate capability in a classroom to support Crypto training. The Falcon syllabus and courseware for WANT is owned by the MoD.

Procurement Information

It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contact notice pursuant Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because only BAE has the necessary equipment and technical expertise, knowledge and skill in the complex Falcon SST system to support and upgrade the system immediately from contract award to the standard required by the Authority. Any delay to, and/or reduction in, service standard represents a significant risk for delivery. FALCON as a capability is currently deployed on numerous operations and failure to deliver sufficient trained personnel would have significant impact to UK MOD's ability to meet its operational outputs, would have a detrimental effect on the maintenance of the capability and UK MOD's relationship with its allies.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044c95
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009685-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80511000 - Staff training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80531200 - Technical training services

80660000 - Training and simulation in military electronic systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,950,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
alexander.tebbitt885@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode
HP14 4UE
Post Town
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLK25 Dorset

Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Ridgeway West
Westminster Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BAE SYSTEMS DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE

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