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Published 20 May 2025, 15:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of 16 Air Traffic Control Visual Simulators at Royal Air Force (RAF) Locations

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £600k / year · £3,600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 14 Jan 2026

Next notice expected 1 Jul 2025

Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Feb 2031 · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for the provision of an Air Traffic Control (ATC) synthetic training environment tool, with ongoing maintenance and software update assistance throughout Contract lifetime. The equipment is to be installed on-site by the Contractor into an office-like environment.

The information in this Notice is purely for information, and no further details are available at this stage. Please do not contact the contracting authority regarding this notice. Further details will be provided in a future tender notice if the opportunity progresses.

No preliminary market engagement: Not necessary for this requirement

CPV: Air-traffic control simulation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£3,000,000

Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £3,000,000 exc. VAT · £3,600,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

34962210 Air-traffic control simulation

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

Quality: 90%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (10)

Criterion 8: 15%
Criterion 9: 15%
Criterion 10: 10%
Criterion 11: 10%
Criterion 12: 10%
Criterion 13: 10%
Criterion 14: 10%
Criterion 15: 5%
Criterion 16: 5%
Social Value - Criterion 17: 10%

Published award criteria (10)

Criterion 8: Demonstrate how your company will simulate the ADC environment at each location, including visual representation from the ATC tower and other instructional angles, day/night operations, and inclement weather operations, including control over cloud cover, visibility, rain, and fog.
Criterion 9: Demonstrate how your company will provide a pseudo-pilot position which allows dynamic, real-time scenario control which simulates ATC aerodrome control procedures.
Criterion 10: Detail how your company will simulate/replicate the broader controlling environment, including aircraft and vehicle characteristics/behaviours, Frequentis VCCS panel, Thales TopSky display, Aerodrome Lighting Panel, and SIS.
Criterion 11: Detail how your company will enable full access to an exercise customisation environment, including how RAF operators can create, edit, and delete exercises without incurring cost.
Criterion 12: Detail how your company will implement the exercise replay function, including how it supports post-session debriefing and review.
Criterion 13: Demonstrate how your company will ensure the system accommodates three simultaneous users (trainer, trainee, pseudo-pilot), how the layout supports interaction and that it can fit within two office desk spaces.
Criterion 14: Detail how your company will provide training materials, including format, content, and how they support enduring training capability.
Criterion 15: Detail how your company will manage software updates and the promulgation of new exercise data across all delivery locations including how minor change requests required to maintain system functionality will be managed within a through life management plan.
Criterion 16: Detail how your company will evidence compliance with agreed KPIs and your process for user feedback/continuous improvement.
Social Value - Criterion 17: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: to cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero.   Demonstrate how you will influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement.

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: Cancelled
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 May 2025, 15:42 BST
Last source update: 10 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 28 Jan 2026
Authority reference: 715707454
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079896
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Air-traffic control simulation
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051934 Find a Tender

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: 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/go/74985819019AEA21CEDA ↗

Timeline

20 May 2025 → 10 Jun 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
20 May 2025, 15:42 BST
Next notice expected
1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published324 days ago
4 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
Clarification questions by292 days ago
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline283 days ago
14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by269 days ago
28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts265 days ago
2 Feb 2026
Assessment summaries sent186 days ago
22 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends172 days ago
5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published136 days ago
10 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST

Notice history

12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
20 May 2025, 15:42 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
4 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
UK4
Published value published: £3,000,000
4 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
Status changed to active
4 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
Procurement method changed
4 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
Deadline published: 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
4 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
Contract details notice published
23 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
UK7
Status changed to complete
23 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
Contract award notice published
23 Apr 2026, 09:49 BST
UK6
Contract award notice published
1 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
UK6
Procurement termination notice published
10 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
UK12
Contract signature expected
29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Routine re-releases (6)

2026-04: 1 release · 23 Apr 2026
2025-12: 1 release · 4 Dec 2025
2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,766,7701 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 3latest 23 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Micro Nav Limited29 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2031Amended: Change to the standstill period expiry deadline. Now, the 26th June 2026.	£1,766,770	22 Apr 2026	Awarded
Micro Nav Limited	£1,766,770 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of 16 Air Traffic Control Visual Simulators at Royal Air Force (RAF) Locations · Micro Nav Limited
Signed
23 Apr 2026
Value
£1,766,770
Period
11 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2031
Status
active
4 agreed KPIs: Serviceability · Issue time to fix · Issue time to replace …
- Serviceability, The % time (within the designated operating period for each location) in which the system was serviceable for use.
- Issue time to fix, The % of issues where a replacement component was not required, and the system serviceability was restored within 24 hours.
- Issue time to replace, The % of issues where a replacement component was required, the replacement was completed, and the system serviceability restored, within 3 days.
- Support service availability, The % time where support services were available during the target availability period (09:00 – 17:00 weekdays with exception of recognised UK Bank Holidays and Public Holidays).
Contract 2 · Micro Nav Limited
Signed
date not published
Value
—
Period
… – 1 Feb 2031
Status
cancelled
Contract contract-3
Signed
date not published
Value
—

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Nimrod Building, 3 Site, High Wycombe, South East, HP14 4UEContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Micro Nav LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03014347 41-47 Seabourne Road, Bournemouth, South West, BH5 2HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender10 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Apr 2026, 09:49 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Dec 2025, 16:27 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender20 May 2025, 15:42 BST