Scope
Reference
P2025-223
Description
1. The purpose of this PME is to gather information on available market offerings for IEEE 1516 HLA compliant software
Total value (estimated)
- £200,000 excluding VAT
- £240,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
9 January 2026
Engagement process description
Digital Catapult is issuing this Prior Market Engagement notice (PME) to better understand the market's capability to provide software that is compliant with the IEEE 1516 High Level Architecture (HLA) to be used for the modelling of digital twins for distributed simulation, used when building a simulation for a larger purpose by combining (federating) several simulations.
Interested suppliers should note that the publication of any subsequent Tender Notice for this requirement is dependent on Digital Catapult receiving funding approval from the relevant funding organisation(s).
To participate in the PME, interested suppliers are required to read the Supplier Information Document and complete and return the Annex A - PME Response Questionnaire no later than Friday 9th January 2026 at 17:00hrs.
Suppliers can access the PME documentation free of charge by registering on the MyTenders portal: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/.
Contracting authority
Digital Catapult
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQJV-5136-MHML
101 Euston Road
London
NW1 2RA
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@digicatapult.org.uk
Website: http://www.digicatapult.org.uk
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government