Official UK procurement notice
504000 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)
CPV: Software supply services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 May 2024, 11:47 BST
- Last source update
- 17 May 2024, 11:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015687- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a5eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
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
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Consultants Ltd | £1,433,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS) · Mass Consultants Ltd
- Signed
- 1 May 2024
- Value
- £1,433,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Air CommericalReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mass Consultants LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.