Published date: 17 May 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 February 2024, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software supply services - 72268000

Location of contract

DT11 8RH

Value of contract

£1,433,000

Procurement reference

tender_353632/1354892

Published date

17 May 2024

Closing date

29 February 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UK Ministry of Defence ("The Authority") intends to award a contract with MASS Consultancy UK ("the
Contractor") for software to maintain the existing simulation package for Network Electronic Warfare
Training Simulators (NEWTS) at a value of £504,000.00. NEWTS trains and educates Aeronautical
Engineering (AE), Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (EME), Nuclear and Marine Engineering (MarE) and
Communication Information systems (CIS) personnel in order to meet Defence requirements.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the
Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI
2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no
longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract
notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance
with regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) on the grounds of technical reasons.
The Authority does not currently have access to technical documentation and knowhow which would allow
a new supplier to deliver the requirement, addressing the interdependencies and managing the risks to
operational safety. A new model could increase the risk of technical incompatibility, reduced quality,
operational ineffectiveness and would increase the resource and training burden

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Award information

Awarded date

1 May 2024

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Total value of contract

£1,433,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Mass Consultants Ltd

Address

Enterprise House, Great North Road, Little Paxton, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 6BN, UK

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Tammy Evans

Address

RAF Cosford
wolverhampton
WV7 3EX
England

Email

Tammy.evans183@mod.gov.uk