Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK - South West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
E7 Mission Crew Trainer Sustainment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80660000 - Training and simulation in military electronic systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract to provide sustainment services for the E7 Mission Crew Trainer.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £4,547,354.78
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM5 - North Eastern Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor shall be required to provide sustainment services for the E7 Mission Crew Trainer.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option Years (Years 4-6)
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The E7 Acquisition Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a 3-year contract to Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd for the maintenance of the current Mission Crew Trainer software and hardware located in RAF Lossiemouth. This contract has been awarded with an additional 3 option years.
It is considered that this contract has been placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd are the only company to have access to the Mission Crew Trainer source code/data and other necessary technical information to enable it to meet the RAF’s synthetic training needs and provide the maintenance required throughout the contracting period.
To be successful in maintaining the functionality of the equipment, the supplier must have suitable experience and detailed knowledge of the system including both hardware and software which is only available within Plexsys. It is critical that the Mission Crew Trainer device remains fully operational and contracting with another contractor would pose a high risk to its critical functionality, thereby jeopardising the training of rear crew. For these reasons, Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd is the only supplier able to meet the requirement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-038392
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
712242452
Title
E7 Mission Crew Trainer Sustainment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PLEXSYS INTERFACE PRODUCTS UK LIMITED
Lincoln
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,547,354.78
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom