Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-12-13
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 80610000 | 80620000 | 80630000 | 80640000 | 80650000
Estimated value:  GBP

Technical requirements: Training and simulation in military vehicles. Training and simulation in security equipment. Training and simulation in firearms and ammunition. Training and simulation in warships. Training and simulation in aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. Training and simulation in military electronic systems. Provision of ICAVS(D)
The training and simulation system programme (TSSP) team, part of defence equipment and support (DE&S) within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), is considering the potential requirement for the provision of a unit based virtual trainer, to provide flexible and accessible virtual collective training in a tri-service environment.
ICAVS(D) is to provide teams and junior commanders with a simple, effective computer-based training environment that enables them to carry out tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and command and control (C2), patrolling, counter-IED, ISTAR management and exploitation and mission planning training in a realistic virtual environment.
An outline of the proposed requirement will be to demonstrate, implement and ultimately manage, over a period of up to 8 years, a managed service capable of delivering individual, platoon to company level (or service/arm equivalent) collective training across the UK and abroad.
It will support a range of environments, equipment and missions types by being flexible in its scenario generation and content integration, exploiting MOD corporate simulation data where practicable.
ICAVS(D) will contribute to the preparation of land environment (LE) force elements (FEs) force preparation through provision of exercise design which will provide specific unit exercise scenarios that are pre-scripted and reflect the collective training objectives (CTOs) for each service/arm.
The ICAVS(D) capability will provide exercises at unit locations, or agreed alternatives, through the provision of training delivery of virtual simulated training utilising CTO and commanding officers direction of a minimum of 40 x 10-day virtual exercises.
After action review (AAR) will provide the facility to deliver a debrief to the training audiences, which will be presented by the unit chain of command with support from the service provider.
Should, following completion of the market sounding exercise, the MOD wish to take forward the potential requirement then it will be expected that the preferred supplier would be able to demonstrate, implement and ultimately manage, over a period of up to 10 years, a managed service.
The activities detailed in this PIN do not constitute the initiation or otherwise form part of any official procurement procedure. This will be subject to a separate contract notice.
Training and simulation in military vehicles. Training and simulation in security equipment. Training and simulation in firearms and ammunition. Training and simulation in warships. Training and simulation in aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. Training and simulation in military electronic systems. Provision of ICAVS(D)
The training and simulation system programme (TSSP) team, part of defence equipment and support (DE&S) within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), is considering the potential requirement for the provision of a unit based virtual trainer, to provide flexible and accessible virtual collective training in a tri-service environment.
ICAVS(D) is to provide teams and junior commanders with a simple, effective computer-based training environment that enables them to carry out tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and command and control (C2), patrolling, counter-IED, ISTAR management and exploitation and mission planning training in a realistic virtual environment.
An outline of the proposed requirement will be to demonstrate, implement and ultimately manage, over a period of up to 8 years, a managed service capable of delivering individual, platoon to company level (or service/arm equivalent) collective training across the UK and abroad.
It will support a range of environments, equipment and missions types by being flexible in its scenario generation and content integration, exploiting MOD corporate simulation data where practicable.