Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 9 Feb 2026, 15:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ground Based Data Replay & Analysis System (GDRAS)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £833k / year · £3,000,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 6 Mar 2026awarded 14 Mar 2026

Awarded to APS Aerospace Corp.2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions · starts 23 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is to purchase a baseline Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Ground-based Data Replay and Analysis System (GDRAS ), with up to ten years of support services. This will allow recorded flight data from an array of Navy Command and Joint Aviation Command helicopter types to be processed by 1710 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP) to facilitate Flight Data Exploitation (FDE) activity

No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement was coducted under PCR 2015.

CPV: Aviation test software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£2,500,000

Contract period: 23 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensionsValue: £2,500,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract. · The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.

48132000 Aviation test software package

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Financial: Full details of the Financial Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Technical: Full details of the Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Feb 2026, 15:33 GMT
Last source update: 7 Apr 2026, 15:22 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
Authority reference: 715675457
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-011482
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Aviation test software package
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064b71 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: Payments to be made in accordance with Terms & Conditions. Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Review and risk notes

Risks: The following risks could occur which could affect contract delivery or performance:
Changes in laws or regulations resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected delays to delivery timescales due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to costs due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to volume of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to scope of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE

Submission deadline: 6 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 20 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted through the Defence Sourcing Portal at contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

9 Feb 2026 → 7 Apr 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published254 days ago
9 Feb 2026, 15:33 GMT
Clarification questions by244 days ago
20 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
Submission deadline230 days ago
6 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
Award decision expected by222 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent222 days ago
14 Mar 2026
Contract starts213 days ago
23 Mar 2026
Standstill ends209 days ago
26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published197 days ago
7 Apr 2026, 15:22 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
9 Feb 2026, 15:33 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
14 Mar 2026, 22:32 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 Mar 2026, 22:32 GMT
Contract signature expected
26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Apr 2026, 15:22 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 54 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
APS Aerospace Corp.26 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract. · Options: The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.	£2,500,000same award published again · counted once	14 Mar 2026standstill to 26 Mar 2026	Standstill
APS Aerospace Corp.	£2,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · APS Aerospace Corp.
Signed
27 Mar 2026
Value
£2,500,000
Period
27 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract has the option to rise to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services for the optional periods or through additional taskings, as detailed in the contract.
Options
The contract will include the option to extend by up to six years after the initial end date of 31 March 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2035. The contract has the option to rise to a total value of £2,500,000 ex VAT (£3,000,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services for the optional periods or through additional taskings, as detailed in the contract.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

APS Aerospace Corp.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PYDJ-9813-QJDZ 1420 Blair Towers Pl. - Suite 800, Ottawa, CA, K1J 9L8, CAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsoctet-streamInvitation to Tender

Notices published for this procedure

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