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Provision of 16 Air Traffic Control Visual Simulators at Royal Air Force (RAF) Locations

Ministry of Defence

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence

Buyer Address: RAF High Wycombe, Nimrod Building, 3 Site, High Wycombe, UKJ13, HP14 4UE, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Stephen Crawley

Contact Email: stephen.crawley104@mod.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
3000000.0 GBP
Gross: 3600000 GBP
Published
04 Dec 2025, 16:27
Deadline
14 Jan 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
goods
CPV
34962210 - Air-traffic control simulation
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The requirement is for the provision of an Air Traffic Control (ATC) synthetic training environment tool, with ongoing maintenance and software update assistance throughout Contract lifetime. The equipment is to be installed on-site by the Contractor into an office-like environment. The information in this Notice is purely for information, and no further details are available at this stage. Please do not contact the contracting authority regarding this notice. Further details will be provided in a future tender notice if the opportunity progresses.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079896-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 3,000,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 3,600,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2031-02-01T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 8 (15%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 9 (15%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 10 (10%)

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Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 12 (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 13 (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 14 (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 15 (5%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 16 (5%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value - Criterion 17 (10%)

Documents

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Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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