--- title: "P2025-223 - Digital Twin Design Centre US DoD High Level Architecture Compliant Software" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f459" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f459" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f459.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f459.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DIGITAL CATAPULT" published: "2026-07-17" --- # P2025-223 - Digital Twin Design Centre US DoD High Level Architecture Compliant Software Buyer: DIGITAL CATAPULT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f459 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f459) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f459.json) ## Summary Digital Catapult, a central government public authority located in London, is spearheading a contracting process titled "P2025-223 - Digital Twin Design Centre US DoD High Level Architecture Compliant Software." The industry category is services, specifically focusing on IT services like consulting, software development, and support. This procurement aims to demystify and deploy digital twins, leveraging expert support and shared industry learnings. The procurement method used is an open, below threshold competition, with the award dated 15 May 2026. The contract, valued at £36,925, spans from 15 May 2026 to 14 May 2027 and is awarded to BAE Systems (Operations) Limited, a large supplier located in Frimley, UK. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses in the IT sector, particularly those with expertise in digital twins and simulation software development. Companies that specialise in providing comprehensive IT solutions, including software consulting and supportive services, will find themselves well-suited to bid for similar future opportunities. Furthermore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find the open competition particularly accessible, with the potential to partner or subcontract with larger entities like BAE Systems to gain entry into government contracts. The opportunity to engage in early market engagement can also fortify business proposals by aligning with sector-specific needs and enhancing competitive capabilities. ## Notice The Digital Twin Design Centre, based in Belfast, delivers programmes to help businesses across the UK to demystify, demonstrate, and deploy digital twins. With expert support, test environments and tools to experiment and validate, combined with shared learnings from industry use cases, it offers a practical route to adoption. ### Planning Information Digital Catapult is issuing this Prior Market Engagement notice (PME) to better understand the market's capability to provide software that is compliant with the IEEE 1516 High Level Architecture (HLA) to be used for the modelling of digital twins for distributed simulation, used when building a simulation for a larger purpose by combining (federating) several simulations. Interested suppliers should note that the publication of any subsequent Tender Notice for this requirement is dependent on Digital Catapult receiving funding approval from the relevant funding organisation(s). To participate in the PME, interested suppliers are required to read the Supplier Information Document and complete and return the Annex A - PME Response Questionnaire no later than Friday 9th January 2026 at 17:00hrs. Suppliers can access the PME documentation free of charge by registering on the MyTenders portal: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067693-2026 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 Feb 2026 | | Future notice date | 9 Jan 2026 | | Award date | 14 May 2026 | | Contract period | 14 May 2026 - 14 May 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £37,000 | | Lots value | £37,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £36,925 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DIGITAL CATAPULT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North West London | | Postcode | NW1 2RA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Bloomsbury | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 17 Jul 2026 at 10:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067693-2026 - 4 Feb 2026 at 08:40 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009733-2026 - 12 Dec 2025 at 09:40 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082297-2025 - 12 Dec 2025 at 09:29 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082288-2025 - 11 Dec 2025 at 17:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082238-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067693-2026 17th July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009733-2026 4th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082297-2025 12th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082288-2025 12th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082238-2025 11th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=631005 Pricing Document - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=631006 Minimum Terms - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=631032 RFP Document ## Notice URLs - http://https://www.digicatapult.org.uk - http://www.digicatapult.org.uk - https://www.baesystems.com/en/home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.mytenders.co.uk - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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