Expired contract

Interim Indirect Fires Simulation CAN

Details

Value
£14,685,391.58
Duration
3 years
Topic
Battle simulators
Published
5 October 2023

Tender description

Contract Award Notice for the Supply and Support for Battle simulators. Military electronic systems. Training and simulation in military electronic systems. Interim IDFS will bring a capability into service from 2022 to support 105mm Light Gun and 81mm Mortar training. The system shall produce a realistic simulated firing solution, fall of shot and effect within a simulated environment and be able to integrate with in-service simulation systems and based on open architecture and DmaSC compliance, ensure integration with potential future systems. An outline of the proposed requirement will be to demonstrate, implement and manage, over an initial period of 3 years followed by 7 x 1-year options (subject to change) a managed service capable of delivering more effective and better assured Individual, Trade and Collective Training. A change in the quantity of 81mm mortar and/or 105mm artillery equipments may or may not occur throughout the duration of the Contract. In issuing this Contract Notice and engaging with the Market, the Authority is not committing to carrying out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in this notice. If third parties are interested in engaging with the Authority in relation to the requirements stated here, they must do so without sharing information that is protected by copyright or patents.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date13 September 2023
  2. Completed: Award published5 October 2023
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date12 September 2026

About the buyer

The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 35740000 · Battle simulators

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