704104450 - Maritime Command & Staff Trainer (MCAST)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated with publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£34,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2025

Awarded to QINETIQ LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The MCAST System will provide a virtual environment for Maritime Battlestaffs (MBS) Tier 1, 2 and 2+ training and assurance exercises. The MCAST System will also provide interface to MBS participation in Tier 3 exercises run by other organisations with the potential to stretch to join Tier 4 exercises. At a lower level MCAST might be exploited for specific Tier 1 training delivered to the MBS or sub-teams.

The intent is for MCAST to be capable of linking to the wider Defence synthetic training environments. Compliance with Defence Modelling and Simulation Coherence (DMaSC) principles, as defined in JSP 939, will enhance coherence and interoperability, enable efficiencies, and facilitate integration with other synthetic environments. Links to NATO, other international partners and, potentially, component level organisations are expected to follow.

The initial 5 Year Contract Period has a value of £24,817,763.88, with the costed options (including two +1 year options) taking the overall Contract Value to £34,000,000.00

CPV: Battle simulators · Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Training and simulation in security equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Aug 2025, 15:40 BST
Last source update: 5 Aug 2025, 15:40 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-046226
Classification (CPV): Battle simulatorsDefence services, military defence services and civil defence servicesTraining and simulation in security equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0581c8 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £34,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
QINETIQ LIMITED	£34,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 046226-2025-704104450-1 · QINETIQ LIMITED
Signed
31 Jul 2025
Value
£34,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

QinetiQ LTDAwarded supplier03796233 Ively Road, Farnborough, GU14 0LS

Official documents & specifications

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