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title: "Decommission and recommission of Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location"
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# Decommission and recommission of Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f2

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## Summary

The Home Office, located in London, has completed a procurement process for the "Decommission and recommission of Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location". This project falls within the industry category of training simulators, specifically for the needs of immigration enforcement officer training. The procurement was carried out via a direct award to Critical Simulations Ltd, justified by technical reasons to ensure compatibility with existing systems. This contract, valued at £125,536, began on 5th November 2025 and is set to conclude on 24th August 2026, highlighting the critical nature and time-sensitive requirements of the project.

This tender presents business growth opportunities particularly for companies experienced in system integration and technology support for training simulators. Given the technical specificity and interoperability demands of this project, companies with expertise in maintaining continuity of service in critical government infrastructure, like Critical Simulations Ltd, are well-suited to compete. This contract also underscores the importance of SME experiences, as demonstrated by the supplier, in executing such government projects strategically and efficiently.

## Notice

Decommission and recommission including system upgrade to maintain system capability of the Hydra facilities at an alternative Home Office location

### Procurement Information

This direct award to a single supplier is justified on the grounds of avoiding incompatibility between existing systems and new goods/services, resulting in significant financial costs and time delays, and delivery risks for a critical Authority system. Currently, Critical Simulations Limited (CSL), provides expert technology support to ensure the efficient delivery of immersive Hydra critical incident training for Immigration Enforcement officers at Authority locations. There is a requirement to move some of this existing technology infrastructure to a new Authority location to retain this essential equipment and operational capability. All existing equipment at the original location has been configured and integrated by the existing supplier to ensure it is compatible and suitable as part of the overall Hydra training suite network. Transferring this existing equipment ensures continuity of service, and interoperability with the existing network. This solution also provides a significantly more cost-effective approach than reprocuring all new equipment. Following decommission, site transfer, and upgrades to the existing equipment in the new location to maintain compatibility with the wider network, the new location can continue to be maintained by Critical Simulations Limited as part of the wider network, as a like for like replacement of the original location. This would not be possible should an alternative supplier be appointed for this requirement, and the equipment would cease to form part of Critical Simulations Limited ongoing responsibility for the network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074406-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 5 Nov 2025 - 24 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £125,536 |
| Contracts value | £125,536 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CRITICAL SIMULATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34152000 - Training simulators

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2025 at 13:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074406-2025
- 23 Oct 2025 at 15:36 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067953-2025
- 7 Oct 2025 at 16:17 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063038-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074406-2025
  17th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067953-2025
  23rd October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063038-2025
  7th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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