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title: "701779452 - Provision of Interim Actors, Audiences, Adversaries, Enemies &Specialists (A3ES) -Project Numidian"
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# 701779452 - Provision of Interim Actors, Audiences, Adversaries, Enemies &Specialists (A3ES) -Project Numidian

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b71d6cc8-bf51-4a01-8d33-8db49bc392f8

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the provision of training support services under Project Numidian. The procurement process used a selective method with a restricted procedure. The contract value is £73,980,407.59 GBP. The contract period is from 8th October 2023 to 7th October 2026. The location for delivery is in Andover, England with a postal code of SP11 8HJ. The procurement stage is at the award stage, and the tender period ended on 7th November 2022.

This contract presents opportunities for business growth particularly for companies in the defence services sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises are well-suited to compete as the procurement is deemed suitable for SMEs. The Ministry of Defence is the buying organisation, and the successful supplier is MABWAY LIMITED. Interested businesses should focus on providing training support services involving technical writing, actors, pyrotechnics, data analysis, and more to meet the scope of the contract requirements.

## Notice

Project Numidian is to provide professional, agile and responsive support to the design, planning, delivery and improvement of training across all Training Levels and Environments. This support will incorporate the provision of Contemporary Operating Environmental FORce (COEFOR), Opposition FORce (OPFOR), Hi-Fidelity Casualty Simulation (CASSIM), EXCON (Exercise Control), production of Operational Staff Work (OSW) and Exercise Scenario writing and Senior Mentoring services. To ensure the training audience is exposed to hybrid, contemporary threats and are sufficiently challenged. The requirement is to deliver training support services, including: a. Technical writing for Mission Ready and Combat Ready exercises. b. Actors. c. Information Manoeuvre. d. Pyrotechnics. e. Unmanned Air Systems. f. Data fusion and analysis. g. HICON/LOCON/SIDECON. h. Support to Land Spec Ops.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82cc91a0-ea00-423f-b950-819fc53fc1d5 |
| 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 | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2023 - 7 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £73,980,407 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £73,980,407 |
| 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 | MABWAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75220000 - Defence services

## Release History

- 26 Jun 2023 at 18:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82cc91a0-ea00-423f-b950-819fc53fc1d5
- 26 Jun 2023 at 12:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82cc91a0-ea00-423f-b950-819fc53fc1d5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82cc91a0-ea00-423f-b950-819fc53fc1d5
  26th June 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/47ecc5db-a7fb-4e62-b071-c7e611be5f97
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/14b4314b-d31d-46e5-a4bb-8955f6f73d88
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e44d4780-700b-4e59-b742-4fc4b2cabacf
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1bd00a49-eef6-4063-91a5-9fdd5d2e0e08
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/537e1295-5e84-4ce0-9f77-1d2d0e67af02
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/93a80ac3-53e6-4149-896f-4e5d23fa9171
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/71c8b4ee-c944-4d73-b8fc-d7e478a636f5
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d69fe868-731b-42f5-b033-9889a2877f0c
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6ae166de-b26e-4d40-b712-246e2b62b4e9
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e416feb9-68e3-4d4c-8c97-b5b34a58800c
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/12ff8333-5797-4787-8cde-1edcf7a560f4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/01c9a677-c9b7-413e-acc5-4b2037e63c8b
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bc9b12e0-3a6e-45da-97e6-2f3adaf3464a

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