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704104450 - Maritime Command & Staff Trainer (MCAST)

Ministry of Defence

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence

Buyer Address: MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Synthetic Environments and Training, attn: Smith, Alex

Contact Email: alex.smith202@mod.gov.uk

Status
Unknown
Procedure
selective
Value
34000000.0 GBP
Published
05 Aug 2025, 14:40
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
80610000 - Training and simulation in security equipment
Region
n/a
Awarded To
QinetiQ LTD
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The MCAST System will provide a virtual environment for Maritime Battlestaffs (MBS) Tier 1, 2 and 2+ training and assurance exercises. The MCAST System will also provide interface to MBS participation in Tier 3 exercises run by other organisations with the potential to stretch to join Tier 4 exercises. At a lower level MCAST might be exploited for specific Tier 1 training delivered to the MBS or sub-teams. The intent is for MCAST to be capable of linking to the wider Defence synthetic training environments. Compliance with Defence Modelling and Simulation Coherence (DMaSC) principles, as defined in JSP 939, will enhance coherence and interoperability, enable efficiencies, and facilitate integration with other synthetic environments. Links to NATO, other international partners and, potentially, component level organisations are expected to follow. The initial 5 Year Contract Period has a value of £24,817,763.88, with the costed options (including two +1 year options) taking the overall Contract Value to £34,000,000.00

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