Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-24
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34152000
Estimated value: 384000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-03-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The provision of visual simulator (VISSIM) access for RAF Odiham to improve controller currency and the ability to provide a safe operating environment at the station.
RAF Odiham Air Traffic Control (ATC) does not have access to a visual simulator (VISSIM) and this, with the low traffic levels experienced over the past two years, is contributing to a lack of effective currency and elongated training times resulting in a deficiency of SQEP controllers and skill fade. The purpose of the requirement is for a Service Provider to deliver this visual simulation access in order to improve controller currency and the ability to provide a safe operating environment at the station.
The authority has the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the contract for a period of up to 12 months.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a security aspects letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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Eligibility requirements: Refer to SAQ, as applicable.

Award value: 384000