Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Support for Mission Aircrew Optical Trainer (MAOT)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProtector force growth and Shadow sustainment rely upon the provision of trained Weapon Systems Officers (WSO) and Weapon Systems Operators (WSOp) Sensor Operator (SO). The Mission Aircrew Optical Trainer (MAOT) Ground Based Training Equipment (GBTE) provides a critical component of the training, with the service support provided ensuring continued delivery of trainees to the Protector and Shadow Conversion Units (OCU).
The supplier (in this case the OEM) is to provide a dedicated helpdesk and on-site technical support service on a continual basis, together with reporting/analysis of service provision on a quarterly basis, each of which services are to be delivered within contractually pre-defined response and resolution times.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Nov 2025, 16:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2026, 16:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015447- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea82Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published27 Nov 2025, 16:30 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Feb 2026, 16:17 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Feb 2026, 16:48 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD2E LtdSME5 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2028 | £76,836 | 2 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Support for Mission Aircrew Optical Trainer (MAOT) · JD2E LtdSME
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- £76,836
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender