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title: "504000"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045a5e"
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# 504000

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045a5e

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Mass Consultants Ltd for the supply of software services for Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS). The procurement method was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £1,433,000. The main procurement category is services, and the industry category is software supply services. The contracting process has reached the award stage, with a contract signing date of 1st May 2024. The opportunity was for maintaining existing simulation packages for training Aeronautical Engineering, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear and Marine Engineering, and Communication Information Systems personnel.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in software supply services to compete. The Ministry of Defence intends to engage with suppliers who can demonstrate expertise in maintaining complex simulation packages like NEWTS. As the contract has been awarded without prior competition, businesses with a strong track record and technical capability in the defence sector are well-suited to pursue future similar opportunities. The location of the contract is in the United Kingdom, with specific delivery addresses in the UKK25 region.

## Notice

Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)

Options: 1x 1 option year

### Procurement Information

The UK Ministry of Defence ("The Authority") intends to award a contract with MASS Consultancy UK ("the Contractor") for software to maintain the existing simulation package for Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS) at a value of PS504,000.00. NEWTS trains and educates Aeronautical Engineering (AE), Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (EME), Nuclear and Marine Engineering (MarE) and Communication Information systems (CIS) personnel in order to meet Defence requirements. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) on the grounds of technical reasons. The Authority does not currently have access to technical documentation and knowhow which would allow a new supplier to deliver the requirement, addressing the interdependencies and managing the risks to operational safety. A new model could increase the risk of technical incompatibility, reduced quality, operational ineffectiveness and would increase the resource and training burden

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015687-2024 |
| 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 | 17 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,433,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BLANFORD |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT11 8RH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Cranborne Chase |
| Westminster constituency | North Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLK25 Dorset |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MASS CONSULTANTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 17 May 2024 at 10:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015687-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.contracts.co.uk

## Provenance

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