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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: FSAST – VIRTUAL REAR-CREW TRAINING SERVICE (VRTS)
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: julia.kellett141@mod.gov.uk. (Julia Kellett)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Competitive procedure with negotiation
4. Description: Contract Notice – DPQQ – Virtual Rear-crew Training Service (VRTS)
The purpose of this procurement is for the design, purchase, development and technical support of a synthetic training system for aircrew and support crew (support crew includes mission specific specialists such as Air Movements, Aero-Medical, Air Dispatch, and Parachutist Dispatch personnel) who are heavily involved in several emergency procedures alongside the Air Load Master (ALM).
The requirement will require the design, development, installation and support of relevant COTS hardware and software to utilise 3D images of the interior of C17 and A400M aircraft, Containerised Dispatch System (CDS) loads, parachutists and other loads to allow difficult to replicate training to occur.
It will also require the development of scenarios that represent both normal delivery of loads and emergency situations, which may include jammed loads / hung-up parachutists, or ‘fire & fumes’ in the fuselage of the aircraft to allow trainees to practice undertaking the necessary drills and procedures in both real-time and broken down by stages.
A Train the Trainer package will be required for the System.
Contract duration is expected to be 5-yrs.
An Option for a mid-life refresh of the system and Ad Hoc Tasking shall be included within the Total Contract Value. The Estimate Value of Contract includes provision for this.
The VRTS URD is attached to this DPQQ/Notice to provide further understanding of the Requirement.
Please Note: the above information is indicative only and may be subject to change. The Authority reserves the right to not launch the procurement.
Although there is an advertised budget and IOC date for this Project, both are an initial estimate based on previous informal engagement and is deterministic only.
5. CPV Code(s): 80000000, 80500000, 80600000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK11
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Bristol, City Of.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code 701228377A
2023/S 000-002075
2022/S 000-023921
2022/S 000-034620
9. Estimated value of requirement: 1750000 GBP
10. Listing Deadline 24.2.2023 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender.
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12. Other information: Procurement Route – Competitive procedure with negotiation
Contract Start Date 01/02/2024
Contract Duration 5 years
Please visit the website above for documentation
TKR-202327-EX-1542944