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title: "704104450 - Maritime Command & Staff Trainer (MCAST)"
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# 704104450 - Maritime Command & Staff Trainer (MCAST)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/704104450-maritime-command-staff-trainer-mcast-ocds-h6vhtk-0581c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "704104450 - Maritime Command & Staff Trainer (MCAST)". Published status: award. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Battle simulators, Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Training and simulation in security equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £34,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0581c8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/704104450-maritime-command-staff-trainer-mcast-ocds-h6vhtk-0581c8#tl-md)

## 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

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 046226-2025-704104450-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **QinetiQ LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179529`
  - Value: £34,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 046226-2025-704104450-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £34,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046226-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-05T14:40:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:05:48.642Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0581c8