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title: "Dismounted Close Combat Trainer (DCCT)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059414"
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# Dismounted Close Combat Trainer (DCCT)

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059414

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) in Bristol, UK, is extending its contract with Inveris Training Solutions UK for the Dismounted Close Combat Trainer (DCCT) by an additional 36 months. This services contract, valued at £5,811,330.80, involves Contractor Logistic Support and Post Design Services for this combat simulation training system. The procurement falls under the training and simulation industry category, specifically for firearms and ammunition, and is executed through a limited procedure using negotiated methods without prior publication due to technical impracticability. The contract has been awarded and signed on 3rd September 2025, and spans multiple locations across the UK and overseas.

This procurement offers significant growth opportunities primarily to large-scale businesses with specialised expertise in military training and simulation systems. Firms possessing the necessary technical knowledge and understanding of systems like DCCT, with the capability to deliver complex simulation training solutions, are well-positioned to benefit from such contracts. The strategic extension allows Inveris Training Solutions UK to continue delivering tailored training solutions to MOD, supporting the development and sustainment of critical defence capabilities across fixed and mobile sites. Businesses that can complement or support the logistical and design service requirements for DCCT would find themselves advantageous in competing in this niche sector.

## Notice

This advert is for transparency purposes as the current DCCT contract, TSSP/083, will be extended for a further three-year, period to align with the new Out of Service date in 2028. DCCT is a multipurpose combat simulation training system, which enables dismounted direct and indirect fire training for weapons available up to Battle-Group level and all aspects of indirect fire training for Mortar Fire Controllers (MFC). There are 154 systems in operation across the UK and abroad fitted with an array of appended equipment, simulated weapons and sighting devices.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP) Team, acting on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to award a 36 -month contract extension to InVeris, for Contractor Logistic Support and Post Design Services (including obsolescence management) for the Dismounted Close Combat Trainer (DCCT). The DCCT is used to deliver individual and team level simulated marksmanship, weapon handling and judgemental training at a combination of fixed and mobile sites in the UK and overseas. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a Contract Notice.

### Procurement Information

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons Explanation: It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28 (1) (e) of the Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. It is considered technically impracticable for an economic operator other than InVeris to perform the contract due to the necessity to have specific expertise, extensive technical knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of the DCCT and access to the underlying deliverable software, object code and source material, to which only InVeris has unrestricted access. Furthermore, any award to an alternative economic operator could jeopardise the maintenance and operation of the DCCT system through the introduction of potential incompatibility across a complex system which has been the subject of on-going development since entry into service in October 2003.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053909-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,285,170 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INVERIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80620000 - Training and simulation in firearms and ammunition

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2025 at 12:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053909-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk

## Provenance

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