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Ministry of Defence

Provision of Air Traffic Control Visual Simulators at Royal Air Force Locations

Transport EquipmentCPV 34962210
Value£2.0m
Deadline31 Jul 2026
Published20 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 20 Jul 20267 days leftCloses 31 Jul 2026
Who to contact
Stephen Crawley
stephen.crawley104@mod.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£2.0mtotal contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£2.9m

This is a large award for Transport Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The requirement is for the provision of 16 x Visual Control Simulators (VISSIM) for training, currency, and assurance for Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) and Air & Space Operations Specialists (ASOS) in the RAF.

The requirement is for an Air Traffic Control (ATC) synthetic training environment tool, with ongoing maintenance and software update assistance throughout Contract lifetime.

The equipment is to be installed on-site by the Contractor into an office-like environment at all 16 locations.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
068119-2026
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