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title: "701228377A - FsAST - Virtual Rear-crew Training Service (VRTS)"
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# 701228377A - FsAST - Virtual Rear-crew Training Service (VRTS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/701228377a-fsast-virtual-rear-crew-training-service-vrts-ocds-h6vhtk-038b61). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "701228377A - FsAST - Virtual Rear-crew Training Service (VRTS)". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,750,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £1,750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 January 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Training aids and devices, Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts, Training and simulation services in the fields of defence and security, Training simulators, Training software development services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038b61`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/701228377a-fsast-virtual-rear-crew-training-service-vrts-ocds-h6vhtk-038b61#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this procurement is for the design, purchase, development and technical support of a synthetic training system for aircrew and support crew (support crew includes mission specific specialists such as Air Movements, Aero-Medical, Air Dispatch, and Parachutist Dispatch personnel) who are heavily involved in several emergency procedures alongside the Air Load Master (ALM).
The requirement will require the design, development, installation and support of relevant COTS hardware and software to utilise 3D images of the interior of C17 and A400M aircraft, Containerised Dispatch System (CDS) loads, parachutists and other loads to allow difficult to replicate training to occur.
It will also require the development of scenarios that represent both normal delivery of loads and emergency situations, which may include jammed loads / hung-up parachutists, or 'fire & fumes' in the fuselage of the aircraft to allow trainees to practice undertaking the necessary drills and procedures in both real-time and broken down by stages.
A Train the Trainer package will be required for the System.
Contract duration is expected to be 5-yrs.
An Option for a mid-life refresh of the system and Ad Hoc Tasking shall be included within the Total Contract Value. The Estimate Value of Contract includes provision for this.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002075-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-23T19:38:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:49:43.515Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038b61