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title: "Support and Maintenance of GOTHIC APS and MCPS-UK5"
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# Support and Maintenance of GOTHIC APS and MCPS-UK5

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-and-maintenance-of-gothic-aps-and-mcps-uk5-ocds-h6vhtk-060288). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Support and Maintenance of GOTHIC APS and MCPS-UK5". Published status: complete. Contract Value: £2,611,397. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** £2,611,397 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software support services, System and support services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,611,397 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-and-maintenance-of-gothic-aps-and-mcps-uk5-ocds-h6vhtk-060288#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060288`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/support-and-maintenance-of-gothic-aps-and-mcps-uk5-ocds-h6vhtk-060288#tl-md)

## Description
The requirement is for provision of ongoing software licencing, software maintenance and repair services, and will provide support and maintenance for the bespoke software and applications that make up the GOTHIC Aeronautical Production and Mercator Cartographic Productions System (MCPS). 
1Spatial will provide a support service billed on a quarterly basis, performing maintenance of the respective systems and its code base. The contractor will be required to undertake ongoing modifications and upgrades to the Gothic APS and MCPS code.
On site engineering support may be required on a call-off basis against appropriate day rates, and will include training (development and delivery) and software enhancements if required.
The procurement covers a support desk service for logging and managing service requests for assistance with the licensed software and to resolve faults, and is to include support in resolving suspected defects and application support.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72250000, 72261000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 19/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **1Spatial Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-56182`
  - Value: £2,611,397 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009850-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-04T10:58:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:35:14.622Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060288