Official UK procurement notice
ASCE Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of 60 Licenses of the Adelard ASCE License Maintenance &
Support
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of 60 Licenses of the Adelard ASCE License Maintenance &Awarded
Provision of 60 Licenses of the Adelard ASCE License Maintenance &
Support with LoLs for technical consultation and training days.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 12:52 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 12:52 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041985- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563c7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons. This is on the basis that: (a) NCC Group are the only supplier able to provide software that meets all the MoD’s requirements, including its technical and airworthiness safety requirements. The ASCE application is registered on the Defence Application Register as an MOD approved application. To transfer to 3rd party software, software support and training would create significant and unacceptable risk to Air Safety across multiple Aircraft Platforms resulting in a loss of airworthiness and a substantial and unacceptable reduction in the operability of all the affected aircraft platforms.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCC Group Security Services Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ASCE Support · NCC Group Security Services Limited
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of 60 Licenses of the Adelard ASCE License Maintenance & | 1bids | — | — | £146,550 – £146,550 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £146,550 – £146,550 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment & SupportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NCC Group Security Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.