--- title: "Gladiator and Spartan Core Systems and Services - PPN" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06629f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06629f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06629f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06629f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2026-05-20" --- # Gladiator and Spartan Core Systems and Services - PPN Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06629f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06629f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06629f.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced a planned procurement process titled "Gladiator and Spartan Core Systems and Services" under the industry category of defence, focusing on training and simulation in military electronic systems. This initiative is part of a selective procurement method, using a competitive flexible procedure. Located in Bristol, United Kingdom, the procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with key deadlines including the expression of interest by 20th July 2026 and the anticipated contract period starting from 1st April 2028 to 31st March 2032. The estimated value amount of the contract is £60 million gross, with the main aim to support, sustain, and enhance system capabilities, ensure platform integration, develop interoperability across defence forces, and incorporate Royal Navy SPARTAN requirements. This procurement represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in providing defence services and training software packages. Companies specialising in military electronic systems and simulation technologies are particularly well-suited to engage with this tender. The MOD seeks entities with strong financial and organisational capacity, technical competency, and compliance with defence and government standards. By participating, businesses can secure a substantial role in innovative defence training solutions, contributing to advanced synthetic operational training capabilities for UK defence. The procurement encourages involvement from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), thereby promoting growth and collaboration within the industry. ## Notice The Gladiator system is a MOD-owned innovative, distributed, synthetic operational training capability that delivers high-fidelity, secure, and cost-effective team and collective training for Force Elements (FE); its agility has also enabled the RAF to use the capability for other modelling and simulation-based activities. It enables training across multiple domains alongside partner nations, and at a scale and complexity not achievable in live environments. By linking simulators to a central hub, Gladiator overcomes real-world constraints such as airspace limitations, costs, environmental factors, and operational security, providing a safe and scalable training solution. SPARTAN is aiming to leverage the technology, systems and services developed by the Gladiator Programme to build a Distributed Synthetic Training Hub to deliver Maritime Collective Training to RN surface units. This will require systems onboard the operational platforms, but the first step is to develop a Hub that can develop, deliver and debrief training scenarios and synthetic tracks via Tactical Data Links. Initially this will be developed using the existing capabilities of Gladiator, but in time SPARTAN will be developing new digital assets, scenarios, terrains to deliver training scenarios that can represent the complexity, mass and speed of modern threats. The Gladiator and Spartan Core Systems and Services Contract seeks to deliver: a. Support, Sustainment and Enhancement of System Capabilities b. Platform Integration and Capability Development c. Interoperability Across Defence Forces d. Incorporation of the Royal Navy SPARTAN Requirements ### Planning Information Following the Gladiator and Spartan Industry engagement day that took place on the 30th March 2026 at TechUK, London potential tenderers are invited to provide a response to a Request for Information (RFI), seeking further industry feedback on the construct of the requirement and the Contract. The RFI, the slide deck presented at the Engagement Day, and the Authority’s responses to questions received, condensed where possible to avoid repetition, are attached to the opportunity listing linked here: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60848 The instructions for providing responses to the RFI are contained within the RFI document. In order for suppliers to contract with MOD, under the terms of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), suppliers must first sign-up to the Central Digital Platform / Find a Tender Service (CDP/FTS). Therefore, any suppliers who are potentially interested in tendering for the Future Gladiator and Spartan requirement are strongly encouraged to sign-up at the earliest possible opportunity. This is a very quick process and should only take a matter of minutes to sign up via the below link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046380-2026 | | Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Jun 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2028 - 31 Mar 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000,000 | | Lots value | £50,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 48931000 - Training software package - 75220000 - Defence services - 80660000 - Training and simulation in military electronic systems ## Release History - 20 May 2026 at 12:43 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046380-2026 - 21 Apr 2026 at 10:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036013-2026 - 5 Mar 2026 at 08:46 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019735-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046380-2026 20th May 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036013-2026 21st April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019735-2026 5th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60848 - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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