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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 046380/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

UKPGA UK3: Planned Procurement Notice

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
National registration number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Region: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom

Email: harry.partridge101@mod.gov.uk

Internet address

I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Public authority – central government

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Gladiator and Spartan Core Systems and Services – PPN
Reference number: 715763450

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
Special regime
DefenceSecurity

II.1.4) Short description
The Gladiator system is a MOD-owned innovative, distributed, synthetic operational training capability that delivers high-fidelity, secure, and cost-effective team and collective training for Force Elements (FE); its agility has also enabled the RAF to use the capability for other modelling and simulation-based activities. It enables training across multiple domains alongside partner nations, and at a scale and complexity not achievable in live environments. By linking simulators to a central hub, Gladiator overcomes real-world constraints such as airspace limitations, costs, environmental factors, and operational security, providing a safe and scalable training solution.
SPARTAN is aiming to leverage the technology, systems and services developed by the Gladiator Programme to build a Distributed Synthetic Training Hub to deliver Maritime Collective Training to RN surface units. This will require systems onboard the operational platforms, but the first step is to develop a Hub that can develop, deliver and debrief training scenarios and synthetic tracks via Tactical Data Links. Initially this will be developed using the existing capabilities of Gladiator, but in time SPARTAN will be developing new digital assets, scenarios, terrains to deliver training scenarios that can represent the complexity, mass and speed of modern threats.
The Gladiator and Spartan Core Systems and Services Contract seeks to deliver:
a. Support, Sustainment and Enhancement of System Capabilities
b. Platform Integration and Capability Development
c. Interoperability Across Defence Forces
d. Incorporation of the Royal Navy SPARTAN Requirements

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value (including VAT)
60,000,000
Value (excluding VAT)
50,000,000
Currency
GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV codes
48931000
75220000
80660000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UK – United Kingdom

II.2.6) Estimated Value
Value (excluding VAT)
50,000,000
Currency
GBP

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2028-04-01 00:00
End
2032-03-31 23:59
Duration
4 years

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2026-06-12 23:59

III) Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Tender period dates
Estimated award decision date
2027-11-30 23:59

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English

Deadline for requests to participate
2026-07-20 23:59

VI) Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-05-20 13:43