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title: "Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support, Training"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0330f5"
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# Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support, Training

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0330f5

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence is seeking a supplier for the "Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support, Training" contract, which falls under the software support services category within the defence industry. This procurement process is currently at the Award stage, following a limited procurement method that was executed without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £370,980, was signed on 25 April 2022, and all relevant services will be delivered to various locations within the UK.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in software support services, particularly those with experience in defence and airworthiness. Companies capable of providing tailored training and technical support aligned with the Ministry of Defence’s specific needs may find themselves well-positioned to compete. Given that NCC Group Security Services Ltd was the only supplier able to fulfil the necessary technical requirements, future contracts may favour suppliers with robust capabilities in proprietary software, safety compliance, and risk management within the defence sector.

## Notice

Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support, Training

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of the Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support, Training

### Procurement Information

It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons. This is on the basis that: (a) NCC Group are the only supplier able to provide software that meets all the MoD's requirements, including its technical and airworthiness safety requirements; to utilize 3rd party software, software support and training would create significant and unacceptable risk to Air Safety across multiple Aircraft Platforms resulting in a loss of airworthiness and a substantial and unacceptable reduction in the operability of all the affected aircraft platforms (b) only NCC Group, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Software, associated software support and training, have the necessary skills, experience and knowledge to provide the required technical support and user training and (c) only NCC Group have access to the necessary technical data, as they own the background IP to the software's generic modules and source code required to provide the technical support.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010839-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £370,980 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NCC GROUP SECURITY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 27 Apr 2022 at 14:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010839-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mod.uk

## Provenance

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