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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maritime-command-staff-trainer-mcast-ocds-h6vhtk-032a04). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Maritime Command & Staff Trainer (MCAST)". Published status: active. Published Value: £40,000,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.contracts.mod.uk.

## 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:** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 August 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated
- **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
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maritime-command-staff-trainer-mcast-ocds-h6vhtk-032a04#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032a04`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maritime-command-staff-trainer-mcast-ocds-h6vhtk-032a04#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracts.mod.uk%2Fgo%2F783750650181D431AF2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maritime-command-staff-trainer-mcast-ocds-h6vhtk-032a04#participate

## Description
The purpose of this Contract Notice is to invite potential and interested suppliers to formally express interest in participating in this procurement by completing a DPQQ found on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) linked to this Notice.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering the procurement of a Maritime Command and Staff Trainer (MCAST). The scope of the contract will include a full support solution including workforce to support the planning, execution, After-Action Review (AAR) and enable phases of the training cycle.
The Cyber Risk Assessment code is RAR-593027908 and has been rated as HIGH Risk.
It is noted that this procurement is exempt from the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011, on grounds of National Security under Regulation 7(1)(a) of the DSPCR. Although the procurement will be managed using the principles of DSPCR 2011. Quantity or scope: The purpose of this Contract Notice is to invite potential and interested suppliers to formally express interest in participating in this procurement by completing a DPQQ found on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) linked to this Notice.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering the procurement of a Maritime Command and Staff Trainer (MCAST). The scope of the contract will include a full support solution including workforce to support the planning, execution, After-Action Review (AAR) and enable phases of the training cycle. 
The MCAST System will provide a virtual environment for Maritime Battlestaffs (MBS) Tier 1, 2 and 2+ training and assurance exercises. The MCAST System should 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 simulated environment is to represent task force movements and the locations and movements of opposing forces and neutral entities within a realistic simulated environment. The training audience are working via mission orders and operational plans and staff will work to manage the task group operations, rather than an individual unit. First person views and high-fidelity, fast-moving graphics are not required. However, video, audio and imagery feeds to simulate sensors on platforms will be fed into the scenario. The simulation shall present entities that react to the actions of the training audience in a realistic manner. Entities will be represented by NATO symbology and recognised operation...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maritime-command-staff-trainer-mcast-ocds-h6vhtk-032a04)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018554-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-06T16:03:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:04:50.284Z
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