--- title: "FCG/017 Satellite and Mission Simulator" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, AGENCIES/MISC, OTHER" published: "2020-12-24" --- # FCG/017 Satellite and Mission Simulator Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, AGENCIES/MISC, OTHER Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence is seeking suppliers for the contract titled "FCG/017 Satellite and Mission Simulator," related to military research and technology. Located in Bristol, UK, this procurement is currently at the tender stage, with submissions due by 22nd January 2021. The maximum budget allocated for this project is £800,000, and the contract period is set to commence on 30th April 2021, extending until 31st March 2023. The procurement will follow a selective procedure as indicated in the description. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in simulation technology, software development, and military systems. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in creating modular and data-representative satellite simulators, with capabilities for both standalone and cloud-based applications, would be particularly well-suited to compete. This project could benefit small and medium-sized enterprises that focus on innovation in military research and technology, encouraging them to engage in advanced defence contracts. ## Notice Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: II.1.2) Short description of the contract or purchase Instead of: on behalf of ARMY HQ, Defence Equipment & Support is seeking to procure a modular, event driven fully data representative satellite simulator for use in design, development, integration, test and operation of space segment assets; this will be used in support of the ARTEMIS mission. ARTSIM, as the baseline deliverable, will provide a set of generic default satellite configurations which can be used for the analysis of a range of mission operations and capability objectives. The system must take a flexible, distributed architecture approach, providing for a range of spacecraft components to be simulated to a level of fidelity which can be determined by the team utilising the tool. The system shall utilise high quality GUI and animations to visualise satellite and orbit configurations. MOD require the capability to deploy ARTSIM as a stand-alone software process, running on a single machine, or as a VM deployed on a hypervisor, or as a cloud based application running in a container. Simulation of the satellite systems, subsystems and interfaces in both real-time and simulated time, will provide an operationally ready capability, which is able to represent, as simulation instances, a range of satellite implementations (including constellations), with a full range of orbit configurations. ARTSIM shall enable user (local or remote) control of the simulation including setting parameters and starting/stopping the simulation. ARTSIM shall have a set of default underlying functions, but also enable user definition of system mathematical models including orbit function, satellite function and unit models. ARTSIM shall include interface connectivity functionality, enabling connection to hardware through electrical interfacing to support in the loop testing via a test harness. Software interfacing shall enable connection to external databases, networks or remote control i.e TT&C databases and external Check-out systems The ARTSIM product shall support the simulation of system level configurations in the different mission phases (off-launcher separation, and solar panel deployment), definition of the reference systems, the functional block diagrams of the satellite, payload and equipment layouts and functional paths. The ARTSIM product shall support the development and understanding of satellite level system budgets including: * Mass * Inertial properties * Unit power consumption for all operational modes * Power available in different mission phases Read: Defence Equipment & Support is seeking to procure a modular, event driven fully data representative satellite simulator for use in design, development, integration, test and operation of space segment assets; this will be used in support of the ARTEMIS mission. ARTSIM, as the baseline deliverable, will provide a set of generic default sa Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here: http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Military Research & Technology.'. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d6b7e7a-a6aa-4b97-a63b-a1ee29a2d4c6 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Dec 2020 | | Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £800,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, AGENCIES/MISC, OTHER | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73410000 - Military research and technology ## Release History - 24 Dec 2020 at 10:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d6b7e7a-a6aa-4b97-a63b-a1ee29a2d4c6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d6b7e7a-a6aa-4b97-a63b-a1ee29a2d4c6 24th December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e83722c5-fb05-427c-8bef-6b4ae60154a2.json.