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504000

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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17 May 2024 at 10:47

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Mass Consultants Ltd for the supply of software services for Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS). The procurement method was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £1,433,000. The main procurement category is services, and the industry category is software supply services. The contracting process has reached the award stage, with a contract signing date of 1st May 2024. The opportunity was for maintaining existing simulation packages for training Aeronautical Engineering, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear and Marine Engineering, and Communication Information Systems personnel.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in software supply services to compete. The Ministry of Defence intends to engage with suppliers who can demonstrate expertise in maintaining complex simulation packages like NEWTS. As the contract has been awarded without prior competition, businesses with a strong track record and technical capability in the defence sector are well-suited to pursue future similar opportunities. The location of the contract is in the United Kingdom, with specific delivery addresses in the UKK25 region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

504000

Notice Description

Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)

Options: 1x 1 option year

Procurement Information

The UK Ministry of Defence ("The Authority") intends to award a contract with MASS Consultancy UK ("the Contractor") for software to maintain the existing simulation package for Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS) at a value of PS504,000.00. NEWTS trains and educates Aeronautical Engineering (AE), Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (EME), Nuclear and Marine Engineering (MarE) and Communication Information systems (CIS) personnel in order to meet Defence requirements. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) on the grounds of technical reasons. The Authority does not currently have access to technical documentation and knowhow which would allow a new supplier to deliver the requirement, addressing the interdependencies and managing the risks to operational safety. A new model could increase the risk of technical incompatibility, reduced quality, operational ineffectiveness and would increase the resource and training burden

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a5e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015687-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,433,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Apr 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tammy.evans183@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BLANFORD
Postcode
DT11 8RH
Post Town
Dorchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK64 Dorset
Delivery Location
TLK25 Dorset
Local Authority
Dorset
Electoral Ward
Cranborne Chase
Westminster Constituency
North Dorset

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MASS CONSULTANTS

Further Information

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