Published date: 17 November 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 18 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Military electronic systems - 35700000

  • Battle simulators - 35740000

  • Data storage services - 72317000

    • Training and simulation in military electronic systems - 80660000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000,000 to £80,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP57875160

Published date

17 November 2017

Closing date

18 January 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Battle simulators.

The Army Headquarters Single Statement of User Need (SSUN) which Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer (JFST) will deliver against is: 'The user requires an intuitive, accessible and immersive training capability to assist in the delivery of Joint Fires training for contemporary operations at Individual and Collective levels, in both the mounted and dismounted roles.'

A summary of the JFST requirement can be found in document "20171106-JFST-DPQQ-Industry Brief-O" as an attached Supporting Document to the DPQQ.

It is anticipated that the initial contract duration shall run for 5 years from April 2019 until end of March 2024. Also, that the Authority shall have irrevocable options to extend the contract up to a further 6 years until end of March 2030.

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.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Abbey Wood
Elm 3b
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK

Telephone

+443067989470

Email

jake.palmer134@mod.gov.uk