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# Light Gun Simulation System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/light-gun-simulation-system-ocds-h6vhtk-041dfa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Light Gun Simulation System". 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 without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Training and simulation in military electronic systems, Training and simulation services in the fields of defence and security
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £2,565,510 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041dfa`

## 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/light-gun-simulation-system-ocds-h6vhtk-041dfa#tl-md)

## Description
Soldier, Training & Special Projects (STSP) - Training & Simulation Systems Portfolio (TSSP), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has placed a contract for a period of 2 years with Cubic Defence UK (CDUK) for an interim 105mm Light Gun Simulation System using CDUK's Light Gun "Blueshell" solution. This provides a bridging capability to enable continued training delivery of Individual Trade Training (ITT), Subsequent Trade Training (STT) and Detachment training at the Royal School of Artillery (RSA), until the Interim Indirect Direct Fires Simulation ("IIDFS") 105 Light Gun solution is delivered following successful User Acceptance Testing (UAT). The "bridging" contract with CDUK is required as there is a capability gap until the contract with IIDFS is operational in 2025 which creates an unacceptable safety risk to the Armed Forces. The only technical solution to this capability gap is "Blueshell" and CDUK is the only economic operator that is able to provide this technical solution in the time frame required. The "Blueshell" solution in the "bridging" contract with CDUK already has all the safety requirements approved and can be immediately deployed. CDUK are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) for Blueshell.
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons as CDUK are the only economic operator able to provide a technical solution in the time frame required.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 035340-2023-708277450-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cubic Defence UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143244`
  - Value: £2,565,510 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 035340-2023-708277450-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,565,510
  - Signed Date: 22/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035340-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-30T12:48:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:30:49.973Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041dfa