--- title: "703088454 - Close Air Support and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Emulation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6d21c500-c0ec-4d12-9f23-c01386d8c305" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6d21c500-c0ec-4d12-9f23-c01386d8c305" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6d21c500-c0ec-4d12-9f23-c01386d8c305.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6d21c500-c0ec-4d12-9f23-c01386d8c305.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-07-07" --- # 703088454 - Close Air Support and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Emulation Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d21c500-c0ec-4d12-9f23-c01386d8c305 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6d21c500-c0ec-4d12-9f23-c01386d8c305) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6d21c500-c0ec-4d12-9f23-c01386d8c305.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for Close Air Support/Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Emulation services to 2 EXCEL AVIATION LIMITED, with a total value of £4,515,144.62. The procurement method used was a selective restricted procedure. The contract period is scheduled to run from 6th August 2023 to 5th August 2026. The buying organisation is located at Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road, Andover, SP11 8HJ, England. The main procurement category is services. This tender for Close Air Support and ISR emulation services presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly those involved in training and simulation in aircraft, missiles, and spacecrafts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in aviation services may be well-suited to bid for this contract, which involves emulating military capabilities. The deadline for submissions was 12th December 2022, and the awarded contract notice can be found on Contracts Finder. ## Notice Close Air Support/Intelligence Surveillance and Recognisance (CAS/ISR) emulation on collective training exercises enables Air Land Integration (ALI) training to occur. ALI forms part of the mandatory Collective Training Objectives (CTOs) that Field Army units are validated or certified against on collective training exercises in order to be assessed as capable of holding readiness or deploying on operations. The requirement is for a manned air platform or platforms and aircrew capable of operating to Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) by day or night whilst performing CAS/ISR tasks, to emulate existing and future military manned & unmanned capabilities, in support of exercising troops on CTG exercises, in the UK and overseas. https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=54173 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5bd584-014c-48d5-83ea-5712f0d7ddaf | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 12 Jun 2023 | | Contract period | 5 Aug 2023 - 5 Aug 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,515,144 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £4,515,144 | | 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 | ANDOVER | | Post town | Salisbury | | Postcode | SP11 8HJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Test Valley | | Electoral ward | Andover Millway | | Westminster constituency | North West Hampshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | 2 EXCEL AVIATION | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80650000 - Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts ## Release History - 7 Jul 2023 at 11:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5bd584-014c-48d5-83ea-5712f0d7ddaf - 14 Jun 2023 at 09:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5bd584-014c-48d5-83ea-5712f0d7ddaf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5bd584-014c-48d5-83ea-5712f0d7ddaf 7th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/37b6587c-18f7-47b5-8da5-c85944e046ca - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/354cc9cb-4c41-47c3-b399-5825deeddb12 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8e811dab-7385-4e26-9fb0-b4a6ff004051 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b1f9c81d-6639-492c-a524-a9527f1bd5b9 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/61e050ad-3055-4f86-bc07-aaccad58bf7f - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a22d7dd9-7896-455f-b69a-f4e705880783 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0270fbc2-38a5-4ee3-a84a-c0cb9265a8eb - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6646f6b9-ac44-4a00-a920-f2641fb85fb0 ## Notice URLs - https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=54173 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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