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title: "Subject Matter Expertise to Provide Requirement Support to TSSP"
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# Subject Matter Expertise to Provide Requirement Support to TSSP

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-00f05654-294a-4871-8ba8-8d637198cdab

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## Summary

The procurement process is conducted by the Ministry of Defence, titled "Subject Matter Expertise to Provide Requirement Support to TSSP," focusing on the training and simulation sector in military vehicles. The procurement method is classified under 'Other,' and the procurement stage has reached completion with an award made on 31 March 2017. The contract is set to run from 1 April 2017 until 29 March 2019, with the award value of £1. The contract's delivery address is located in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in defence and military training, particularly those offering engineering-related scientific and technical services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in requirement management and system engineering will find this competition particularly suited for their skills. The collaborative nature of the work with the Ministry of Defence provides an excellent platform for expanding capabilities and partnerships within the defence sector.

## Notice

The Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP) has a requirement to develop an increasing number of requirements document sets required to support future programmes. Subject Matter Expertise (SME) must be acquired to support the Requirement Management cell within TSSP to ensure that robust and auditable document sets are created through a System Of Systems Approach (SOSA) whilst ensuring that skills and knowledge transfer are undertaken between such SME and TSSP. Requirements are to be generated in a SOSA compliant way aligned to Training and Education Architecture (Land) (TEA(L)). This will require a close working relationship with the Authority who will agree and assure all architectural/system engineering outputs (MODAF Views). Prior to generating a requirement, a SOSA architectural analysis complying with TEA(L) shall be undertaken. The exact nature of the analysis and the associated views generated is to be proposed and agreed with the Authority. This shall require a close working relationship to be established with the Authority's TEA(L) Customer friend. On some occasions the Authority will supply the architecture and architectural analysis as GFE. Industry specialist to undertake architectural analysis, generating appropriate architectural views in order to produce User Requirement Documentation (URDs) Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans (ITEAPS) and System Requirement Documents (SRDs), for various future TSSP projects.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7491d83e-793e-41e2-a9fb-39a2bb684b29 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 29 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80630000 - Training and simulation in military vehicles

## Release History

- 2 May 2017 at 12:54 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7491d83e-793e-41e2-a9fb-39a2bb684b29
- 2 May 2017 at 12:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7491d83e-793e-41e2-a9fb-39a2bb684b29

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7491d83e-793e-41e2-a9fb-39a2bb684b29
  2nd May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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